Possible vertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from an infected mother to her newborn
L Dong, J Tian, S He, C Zhu, J Wang, C Liu, J Yang - Jama, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Methods| A mother with COVID-19 and her infant delivered February 22, 2020, at Renmin
Hospital, Wuhan, China, were evaluated. The institutional review board of Wuhan University
approved the study, and written informed consent was obtained. Clinical information was
obtained from interview of the mother and clinical records. Both mother and infant underwent
chest computed tomography (CT); real-time reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain
reaction (RT-PCR) for SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid of nasopharyngeal swabs; and IgM and IgG …
Hospital, Wuhan, China, were evaluated. The institutional review board of Wuhan University
approved the study, and written informed consent was obtained. Clinical information was
obtained from interview of the mother and clinical records. Both mother and infant underwent
chest computed tomography (CT); real-time reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain
reaction (RT-PCR) for SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid of nasopharyngeal swabs; and IgM and IgG …