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. 2020 Mar 12:ciaa225. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa225

A case report of neonatal COVID-19 infection in China

Shaoshuai Wang 1, Lili Guo 1, Ling Chen 2, Weiyong Liu 3, Yong Cao 4, Jingyi Zhang 1,#, Ling Feng 1,#,
PMCID: PMC7108144  PMID: 32161941

Abstract

In December 2019, the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 emerged in China and now has spread in many countries. Pregnant women are susceptible population of COVID-19 which are more likely to have complications and even progresse to severe illness. We report a case of neonatal COVID-19 infection in China with pharyngeal swabs tested positive by rRT-PCR assay 36 hours after birth. However, whether the case is a vertical transmission from mother to child remains to be confirmed.


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