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. 2020 May 13;59(3):464–465. doi: 10.1016/j.tjog.2020.03.025

Table 2.

MERS infection and maternal–fetal outcome.

Country Cases Maternal
Newborn
Complication MERS-CoV antibody Delivery Complication MERS-CoV antibody
Saudi Arabia 1 Asymptomatic Nasopharyngeal (+) Term
NSD
No Adverse Effects X
2 Asymptomatic Nasopharyngeal (+) Term
NSD
No Adverse Effects X
3 Lung infiltration s/p antibiotics Nasopharyngeal (+) 34 weeks
Induction
IUFD X
4 MERS Fatality Nasopharyngeal (+) 38 weeks
NSD
No Adverse Effects X
5 MERS Fatality Nasopharyngeal (+) 24 weeks
Cesarean
Maternal Hypoxia
Preterm Expire X
6 Lung infiltration s/p antibiotics Nasopharyngeal (+) Term
NSD
No Adverse Effect X
7 Progressive Lung Infiltration s/p Mechanical Ventilation Nasopharyngeal (+) Term
NSD
No Adverse Effect X
8 Progressive Lung Infiltration s/p Mechanical Ventilation Nasopharyngeal (+) 32 weeks
Cesarean
Maternal Hypoxia
No Adverse Effect X
Jordan 1 Refuse treatment EIA (+) 20 weeks
Induction
IUFD X
United Arab
Emirates
1 MERS Fatality Nasopharyngeal (−)
RT-PCR (+)
32 weeks
Cesarean
Maternal Hypoxia
No Adverse Effects X
South Korea 1 Lung infiltration s/p antibiotics RT-PCR (+) 37 + 5 weeks
Cesarean
Placenta abruption
No Adverse Effects Cord blood (−)
Placenta (−)