Vertical Transmission of COVID-19 Infection in a Tertiary Hospital in India - A Prospective Study

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¹ Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Newborn Health Knowledge Centre (NHKC), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110029, India.
² Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Newborn Health Knowledge Centre (NHKC), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110029, India. dranuthukral@gmail.com.
³ Department of Lab Medicine, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110029, India.
⁴ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110029, India.
⁵ Division of Virology, Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110029, India.
⁶ Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Jolly Grant, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.

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R Dhinakaran et al. Indian J Pediatr. 2023 Oct.

. 2023 Oct;90(10):1045.

doi: 10.1007/s12098-023-04727-1. Epub 2023 Jun 24.

¹ Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Newborn Health Knowledge Centre (NHKC), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110029, India.
² Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Newborn Health Knowledge Centre (NHKC), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110029, India. dranuthukral@gmail.com.
³ Department of Lab Medicine, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110029, India.
⁴ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110029, India.
⁵ Division of Virology, Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110029, India.
⁶ Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Jolly Grant, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.

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Vertical Transmission of SARS-CoV-2: What is the Optimal Definition?
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