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Case Reports
. 2020 Sep;39(9):e265-e267.
doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002815.

Intrauterine Transmission of SARS-COV-2 Infection in a Preterm Infant

Julide Sisman  1 , Mambarambath A Jaleel  1 , Wilmer Moreno  2 , Veena Rajaram  3 , Rebecca R J Collins  3 , Rashmin C Savani  1 , Dinesh Rakheja  3 , Amanda S Evans  4
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Intrauterine Transmission of SARS-COV-2 Infection in a Preterm Infant

Julide Sisman et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2020 Sep.

Abstract

We present a preterm infant who developed a fever and mild respiratory disease on the second day of life. Infant severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) nasopharyngeal testing was positive at 24 and 48 hours of life. Placenta histopathology revealed SARS-CoV-2 infection by electron microscopy and immunohistochemistry. Further understanding of the risk factors that lead to in utero transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection is needed.

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