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. 2021 Jul 7;50(1):131–137. doi: 10.1007/s15010-021-01650-5

Table 2.

Relationship of duration between COVID-19 diagnosis and delivery with the detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA and IgG-anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the cord blood samples

Mothers Infants
Duration between viral RNA detection and delivery (No. of days)a No. of SARS-CoV-2 RNA positives SARS-CoV-2 RNA
No. positive/No. tested (%)
IgG-anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies
No. positive/no. tested (%)
Nasopharyngeal swab Cord blood
0–3 36 0/36 1/34 (2.9) 8/34 (23.5)
4–7 11 0/10 0/8 1/8
8–14 06 1/6 0/6 0/6
15–21 04 0/4 0/3 2/3
Total 57 1/56 (1.8) 1/51 (1.9) 11/51 (21.6)
RNA negative at delivery (controls) 0 Not tested 0/39 20/39 (51.3)

aIn addition, 2 neonates born to mothers with COVID-19 60 days before delivery were positive in IgG ELISA and PRNT