Possibility of COVID-19 Vertical Transmission to Newborns: Case Report

Yıl 2022, Cilt: 12 Sayı: 04, 160 - 162, 15.12.2022

Asmaa Yahia Sharfeldin Hala Samy Omar Ahmed Mohamed-saber Elhanafy

https://doi.org/10.5799/jmid.1218673

https://izlik.org/JA32BL52MU

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has impacted people of all ages, including neonates. However, confirmed data on its vertical transmission is still scarce. As a result, displaying various cases of COVID-19 in neonates may assist in understanding the virus's behavior during pregnancy. This report shows a 32-year-old mother with a 5-day history of acute respiratory disease tested positive for COVID-19 by real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), presented with labor pain at 34 weeks of gestation, and underwent an emergency cesarean section. She gave birth to a preterm male baby, who tested positive for RT-PCR less than 24 hours after birth and fifth day of life. His outcome was good. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2022; 12(4):160-162.
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infectious disease , Acute espiratory disease , COVID-19 , neonate , vertical transmission