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. 2020 May 17;12(5):e8165. doi: 10.7759/cureus.8165

Table 2. Clinical characteristics of neonatal cases of coronavirus disease 2019 described thus far in English literature.

CS: Cesarean section, NP: Nasopharyngeal swab, PCR: Polymerase chain reaction, SARS-CoV-2: Severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2

Author (Reference) Zeng et al. (3) Zeng et al. (3) Zeng et al. (3) Kamali et al. (7) Patek et al. (10) Coronado et al. (11) Alzamora et al. (4) Hu et al. (5) Current case
Gestational age (Weeks) 40 40 4/7 31 2/7 Full-term 39 36 33 40 39
Day of life when illness started 2 0 0 15 14 21 0 Asymptomatic 22
Mode of delivery CS CS CS CS CS Not available CS CS Vaginal
Presentation Fever, lethargy Fever, lethargy, vomiting Respiratory distress Fever, tachypnea, and mottling Fever, erythema of digits, poor feeding Congestion, tachypnea, reduced feeding Respiratory insufficiency (?secondary to maternal general anesthesia) N/A Fever, decreased oral intake
Abnormal labs Abnormal Procalcitonin Leukocytosis, lymphopenia, elevated creatine kinase Abnormal coagulation profile None Neutropenia, elevated liver enzymes, MRSA from wound cultures Rhinovirus positive, elevated CRP, Procalcitonin N/A None None
Chest radiography Pneumonia Pneumonia Pneumonia Normal Bilateral perihilar streaking Bilateral infiltrates Normal Normal Normal
SARS-CoV-2 testing NP, rectal swabs + PCR NP, rectal swabs + PCR NP, rectal swabs + PCR NP + PCR NP + PCR NP + PCR NP + PCR Throat swab + PCR NP + PCR
Probable mode of transmission ? Vertical ? Vertical ? Vertical Horizontal Horizontal Horizontal ?Vertical ? Vertical Horizontal
Outcome Recovered Recovered Recovered Recovered Recovered Recovered Recovered Recovered Recovered