A Case Report of Neonatal 2019 Coronavirus Disease in China. (12th March 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wang, Shaoshuai; Guo, Lili; Chen, Ling; Liu, Weiyong; Cao, Yong; Zhang, Jingyi; Feng, Ling
• Is Part Of: Clinical infectious diseases. Volume 71:Number 15(2020)
• Page Start: 853
• Page End: 857
• Publication Date: 2020-03-12
• Subjects: COVID-19 -- SARS-CoV-2 -- novel coronavirus -- pneumonia; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; 616.905
• DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa225
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1058-4838

Abstract

Abstract: In December 2019, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in China and now has spread in many countries. Pregnant women are a population susceptible to COVID-19 and are more likely to have complications and even progress to severe illness. We report a case of neonatal COVID-19 in China with pharyngeal swabs testing positive by real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction assay 36 hours after birth. However, whether the case is a vertical transmission from mother to child remains to be confirmed.