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. 2020 Mar 26;174(7):722–725. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.0878

Table. General Information and Clinical Features of 33 Newborns With Mothers With COVID-19 Pneumonia.

Variable Neonates with SARS-CoV-2, No. (%) Patients with SARS-CoV-2
No (n = 30) Yes (n = 3) Patient 1 Patient 2 Patient 3
Male 16 (53) 3 (100) Yes Yes Yes
Preterm 3 (10) 1 (33) GA: 40 wk GA: 40 wk + 4 d GA: 31 wk + 2 d
Small for gestational age 2 (7) 1 (33) No; 3250 g No; 3360 g No; 1580 g
Asphyxia 1 (3) 1 (33) No No Yes
Symptoms and complications
Fever 0 2 (67) Yes Yes No
Pneumonia 0 3 (100) Yes Yes Yes
Respiratory distress syndrome 3 (10) 1 (33) No No Yes
Shortness of breath 3 (10) 1 (33) No No Yes
Cyanosis 2 (7) 1 (33) No No Yes
Feeding intolerance 2 (7) 1 (33) No No Yes
Laboratory test, median (range)
White blood cell count, cells/μL 9800 (6100-22 700) 19 200 (8600-20 400) 8600 19 200 20 400
Lymphocyte count, cells/μL 4300 (1500-10 700) 2600 (800-3100) 3100 2600 800
Platelets, ×103/μL 184 (116-303) 245 (230-265) 245 265 230
Creatine kinase isoenzymes, U/L 13 (22.5-43) 31 (18-39) 18 31 39
Aspartate aminotransferase 27.5 (12-45) 24 (8-63) 8 24 63
Alanine aminotransferase 21 (9-95) 17 (11-88) 11 17 88
Treatment
Mechanical ventilation 0 1 (33) No No Yes
Antibiotic 6 (20) 1 (33) No No Yes
Duration of neonatal intensive care unit, median (range), d 0 (0-6) 4 (2-11) 2 4 11
Death 0 0 No No No
Maternal features
Fever on admission 7 (23) 1 (33) Yes No No
Postpartum fever 4 (13) 1 (33) Yes No No
Cough 9 (30) 1 (33) No Yes No
Intensive care unit admission 0 0 No No No
Pneumonia per computed tomography diagnosis 30 (100) 3 (100) Yes Yes Yes
Nasopharyngeal swab 30 (100) 3 (100) Yes Yes Yes
Delivered by cesarean delivery 23 (77) 3 (100) Yes Yes Yes
Premature rupture of membranes 2 (7) 1 (33) Yes No No

Abbreviations: COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; GA, gestational age; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

SI conversion factors: To convert the white blood cells and lymphocytes to cells × 109/L, multiply by 0.001; to convert platelets to cells × 109/L, multiply by 1.0; to convert creatinine, aspartate aminotransferase, and alanine aminotransferase to μkat/L, multiply by 0.0167.