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Case Reports
. 2020 Jul 28;71(15):853-857.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa225.

A Case Report of Neonatal 2019 Coronavirus Disease in China

Shaoshuai Wang  1 , Lili Guo  1 , Ling Chen  2 , Weiyong Liu  3 , Yong Cao  4 , Jingyi Zhang  1 , Ling Feng  1
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A Case Report of Neonatal 2019 Coronavirus Disease in China

Shaoshuai Wang et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

In December 2019, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in China and now has spread in many countries. Pregnant women are a population susceptible to COVID-19 and are more likely to have complications and even progress to severe illness. We report a case of neonatal COVID-19 in China with pharyngeal swabs testing positive by real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction assay 36 hours after birth. However, whether the case is a vertical transmission from mother to child remains to be confirmed.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; novel coronavirus; pneumonia.

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