Table III.
Maternal symptoms and investigation.
| Study | Symptoms | Lymphopenia | Thrombocytopenia | Transaminitis | Others | RT-PCR (all positive) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yu N et al | Fever | Yes | yes | ↑ CRP CT-pneumonia |
Throat swab positive, Sputum & nasopharyngeal postpartum neg | |
| Zeng L et al | Fever, pneumonia | Nasopharyngeal | ||||
| Cough, pneumonia | Nasopharyngeal | |||||
| Pneumonia | Nasopharyngeal | |||||
| Wang S et al | Fever, Pneumonia | yes | ↑ CRP Neutrophilia |
Pharyngeal | ||
| Ferrazzi E et al | Pneumonia postpartum | Throat postpartum | ||||
| Alzamora MC et al | malaise, fatigue, fever, SOB | Metabolic acidosis, pancytopenia, raised CRP | Nasopharyngeal | |||
| Khan S et al | Fever, SOB, cough | yes | yes | Pharyngeal | ||
| Nie R et al | Fever | Throat | ||||
| Carosso A et al | mild fever, dry persistent cough | Nasopharyngeal swab positive rectal and stool swab postdelivery positive, vaginal swab postdelivery negative |
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| Hu X et al | Fever | yes | Yes | Throat | ||
| Diaz SA et al | Postpartum-fever, pneumonia | Test not specified | ||||
| Zamaniyan M et al | Myalgia, SOB, anorexia, nausea, non-productive cough, fever | yes | ↑ CRP CT-pneumonia |
Nasal and throat | ||
| Hantoushzadeh S et al | Fever, cough | yes | ↑ CRP CT-pneumonia |
Nasopharyngeal | ||
| Kirtsman M et al | myalgia, decreased appetite, fatigue, dry cough, fever | yes | Raised aPTT | Nasopharyngeal |
*CRP- C-reactive protein; **CT-Computed tomography; ***SOB- Shortness of breath