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Case Reports
. 2016 Oct 1;63(7):951-3.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciw412. Epub 2016 Jun 28.

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection During Pregnancy: A Report of 5 Cases From Saudi Arabia

Abdullah Assiri  1 , Glen R Abedi  2 , Malak Al Masri  1 , Abdulaziz Bin Saeed  1 , Susan I Gerber  2 , John T Watson  2
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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection During Pregnancy: A Report of 5 Cases From Saudi Arabia

Abdullah Assiri et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

Little is known about the effects of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) during pregnancy. In Saudi Arabia, 5 cases of MERS-CoV infection among pregnant women were reviewed, and all cases resulted in adverse outcomes. MERS-CoV infection during pregnancy may be associated with maternal and perinatal disease and death.

Keywords: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus; Saudi Arabia; infectious disease transmission; perinatal mortality; pregnancy.

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