Open AccessPossible Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic and Pregnancy: Vertical Transmission Is Not Excluded
Author(s) -
Roberto Marzollo,
Salvatore Aversa,
Federico Prefumo,
Barbara Saccani,
Carmen Rodriguez Perez,
Enrico Sartori,
Mario Motta
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/inf.0000000000002816
Subject(s) - pandemic , transmission (telecommunications) , coronavirus , outbreak , covid-19 , medicine , disease , pregnancy , virology , pediatrics , infectious disease (medical specialty) , biology , electrical engineering , genetics , engineering
Coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak has a growing impact on global health; vertical transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection is still controversial. In this article, we describe a case of vertical transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in a newborn with respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms.