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Case Reports
. 2020 Jun;26(6):1335-1336.
doi: 10.3201/eid2606.200287. Epub 2020 Jun 17.

Lack of Vertical Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, China

Yang Li, Ruihong Zhao, Shufa Zheng, Xu Chen, Jinxi Wang, Xiaoli Sheng, Jianying Zhou, Hongliu Cai, Qiang Fang, Fei Yu, Jian Fan, Kaijin Xu, Yu Chen, Jifang Sheng
Case Reports

Lack of Vertical Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, China

Yang Li et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Jun.

Abstract

A woman with coronavirus disease in her 35th week of pregnancy delivered an infant by cesarean section in a negative-pressure operating room. The infant was negative for severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2. This case suggests that mother-to-child transmission is unlikely for this virus.

Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; China; SARS-CoV-2; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; coronaviruses; pregnancy; respiratory infections; vertical transmission; viruses.

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Course of illness and treatment for a 30-year-old pregnant woman infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, China.
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