Possible Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic and Pregnancy: Vertical Transmission Is Not Excluded

Roberto Marzollo; Salvatore Aversa; Federico Prefumo; Barbara Saccani; Carmen Rodriguez Perez; Enrico Sartori; Mario Motta

doi:10.1097/INF.0000000000002816

Possible Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic and Pregnancy: Vertical Transmission Is Not Excluded

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2020 Sep;39(9):e261-e262. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002816.

Authors

Roberto Marzollo¹, Salvatore Aversa¹, Federico Prefumo², Barbara Saccani³, Carmen Rodriguez Perez¹, Enrico Sartori², Mario Motta¹

Affiliations

¹ From the Department of Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Children Hospital, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
³ Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.

PMID: 32740456
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002816

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak has a growing impact on global health; vertical transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection is still controversial. In this article, we describe a case of vertical transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in a newborn with respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Betacoronavirus / isolation & purification
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections / transmission*
Coronavirus Infections / virology
Female
Gastrointestinal Tract / virology
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical*
Male
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral / transmission*
Pneumonia, Viral / virology
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / virology*
Respiratory System / virology
SARS-CoV-2