Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Correia, Cátia R
• Marçal, Mónica
• Vieira, Filipa
• Santos, Edmundo
• Novais, Cristina
• Maria, Ana Teresa
• Malveiro, Duarte
• Prior, Ana Rita
• Aguiar, Marta
• Salazar, Anabela
• Gouvêa Pinto, Constança
• Carvalho Rodrigues, Luís
• Pessanha, Maria Ana
• Borges, Vítor
• Isidro, Joana
• Gomes, João Paulo
• Duarte, Sílvia
• Vieira, Luís
• Costa, Inês
• Alves, Maria João
• Calhau, Conceição
• Guiomar, Raquel
• Tuna, Madalena Lopo

Titel

Congenital SARS-CoV-2 Infection in a Neonate With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

Ist Teil von

• The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 2020-12, Vol.39 (12), p.e439-e443

Ort / Verlag

United States

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Coronavirus disease, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is mainly transmitted through droplets, but other ways of transmission have been hypothesized. We report a case of vertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in a preterm born to an infected mother, confirmed by the presence of the virus in the neonatal blood, nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swabs collected in the first half an hour of life. The neonate presented with acute respiratory distress, similar to the findings in severely affected adults. This case highlights the importance of pregnancy, labor and neonatal period surveillance of affected mothers and their newborns.