Open AccessLow Prevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Among Pregnant and Postpartum Patients With Universal Screening in Seattle, Washington
Author(s) -
Sylvia M. LaCourse,
Alisa Kachikis,
Michela Blain,
LaVone E. Simmons,
James A. Mays,
Amber D Pattison,
Carol C Salerno,
Stephen A. McCartney,
Nicole M. Kretzer,
Rebecca Resnick,
Rosemary Shay,
Leah M. Savitsky,
Anna Curtin,
Emily M. Huebner,
Kimberly Kelly,
Shani Delaney,
Carlos Delgado,
Adrienne Schippers,
Jeff Munson,
Paul S. Pottinger,
Seth A. Cohen,
Santiago Neme,
Lori Bourassa,
Andrew Bryan,
Alexander L. Greninger,
Keith R. Jerome,
Alison C. Roxby,
Erica M. Lokken,
KwangTing Cheng,
Kristina M. Adams Waldorf,
Jane Hitti
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciaa675
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , covid-19 , respiratory system , pregnancy , coronavirus , pediatrics , obstetrics , virology , disease , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , biology , genetics
We found low prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 (2.7% [5/188]) among pregnant and postpartum patients with universal testing. Prevalence among symptomatic patients was similar under initial targeted screening (22.2% [4/18]) and universal approaches (19.1% [8/42]). Among 170 asymptomatic patients, 2 were positive or inconclusive, respectively; repeat testing at 24 hours was negative.
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