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Case Reports
. 2020 Nov 10;9(5):636-639.
doi: 10.1093/jpids/piaa109.

A Possible Case of Vertical Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in a Newborn With Positive Placental In Situ Hybridization of SARS-CoV-2 RNA

Ihab Alamar  1 , Mohammad H Abu-Arja  1 , Taryn Heyman  2 , Drucilla J Roberts  3 , Niyati Desai  4 , Pramod Narula  1 , Beata Dygulska  1
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A Possible Case of Vertical Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in a Newborn With Positive Placental In Situ Hybridization of SARS-CoV-2 RNA

Ihab Alamar et al. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. .

Abstract

Little is known about the effects of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on pregnant mothers and their infants. Moreover, there is no definitive evidence that SARS CoV- 2 can be vertically transmitted from an infected mother to the unborn fetus.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; pregnancy; vertical transmission.

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