SARS-COV-2 Maternal-Child Transmission: Can It Occur Before Delivery and How Do We Prove It?

Affiliations

¹ From the Office of HIV/AIDS, United States Agency for International Development, Washington, DC.
² Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
³ Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Washington, DC.

Comment

George K Siberry et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2020 Sep.

. 2020 Sep;39(9):e263-e264.

doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002820.

¹ From the Office of HIV/AIDS, United States Agency for International Development, Washington, DC.
² Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
³ Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Washington, DC.

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