Low Prevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Among Pregnant and Postpartum Patients With Universal Screening in Seattle, Washington. (30th May 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: LaCourse, Sylvia M; Kachikis, Alisa; Blain, Michela; Simmons, LaVone E; Mays, James A; Pattison, Amber D; Salerno, Carol C; McCartney, Stephen A; Kretzer, Nicole M; Resnick, Rebecca; Shay, Rosemary L; Savitsky, Leah M; Curtin, Anna C; Huebner, Emily M; Ma, Kimberly K; Delaney, Shani; Delgado, Carlos; Schippers, Adrienne; Munson, Jeff; Pottinger, Paul S; Cohen, Seth; Neme, Santiago; Bourassa, Lori; Bryan, Andrew; Greninger, Alex; Jerome, Keith R; Roxby, Alison C; Lokken, Erica; Cheng, Edith; Adams Waldorf, Kristina M; Hitti, Jane;
• Is Part Of: Clinical infectious diseases. Volume 72:Number 5(2021)
• Page Start: 869
• Page End: 872
• Publication Date: 2020-05-30
• Subjects: pregnancy -- COVID-19 -- SARS-CoV-2 -- universal screening -- viral shedding; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; 616.905
• DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa675
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1058-4838

Abstract

Abstract: We found low prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 (2.7% [5/188]) among pregnant and postpartum patients with universal testing. Prevalence among symptomatic patients was similar under initial targeted screening (22.2% [4/18]) and universal approaches (19.1% [8/42]). Among 170 asymptomatic patients, 2 were positive or inconclusive, respectively; repeat testing at 24 hours was negative. Abstract : We found a low prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 among pregnant and postpartum patients after initiation of universal testing at University of Washington–affiliated hospitals using a combination of on-site rapid testing, high-throughput centralized testing, and outpatient drive-through screening prior to admission.