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. 2020 May 12;323(18):1848-1849.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.4861.

Antibodies in Infants Born to Mothers With COVID-19 Pneumonia

Hui Zeng  1 , Chen Xu  1 , Junli Fan  1 , Yueting Tang  1 , Qiaoling Deng  1 , Wei Zhang  2 , Xinghua Long  1
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Antibodies in Infants Born to Mothers With COVID-19 Pneumonia

Hui Zeng et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

This study describes results of IgM and IgG antibody testing from throat swabs of newborns born to mothers with COVID-19 pneumonia.

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