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. 2020 Mar 7;395(10226):809-815. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30360-3. Epub 2020 Feb 12. Clinical characteristics and intrauterine vertical transmission potential of COVID-19 infection in nine pregnant women: a retrospective review of medical records Juanjuan Guo 1 , Chen Wang 2 , Fan Luo 3 , Xuechen Yu 1 , Wei Zhang 4 , Jiafu Li 1 , Dongchi Zhao 5 , Dan Xu 1 , Qing Gong 1 , Jing Liao 1 , Huixia Yang 6 , Wei Hou 7 , Yuanzhen Zhang 8Affiliations
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Clinical characteristics and intrauterine vertical transmission potential of COVID-19 infection in nine pregnant women: a retrospective review of medical recordsHuijun Chen et al. Lancet. 2020.
. 2020 Mar 7;395(10226):809-815. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30360-3. Epub 2020 Feb 12. Authors Huijun Chen 1 , Juanjuan Guo 1 , Chen Wang 2 , Fan Luo 3 , Xuechen Yu 1 , Wei Zhang 4 , Jiafu Li 1 , Dongchi Zhao 5 , Dan Xu 1 , Qing Gong 1 , Jing Liao 1 , Huixia Yang 6 , Wei Hou 7 , Yuanzhen Zhang 8 AffiliationsItem in Clipboard
Erratum in[No authors listed] [No authors listed] Lancet. 2020 Mar 28;395(10229):1038. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30606-1. Epub 2020 Mar 12. Lancet. 2020. PMID: 32171424 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
[No authors listed] [No authors listed] Lancet. 2020 Mar 28;395(10229):1038. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30639-5. Epub 2020 Mar 23. Lancet. 2020. PMID: 32213320 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Background: Previous studies on the pneumonia outbreak caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were based on information from the general population. Limited data are available for pregnant women with COVID-19 pneumonia. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical characteristics of COVID-19 in pregnancy and the intrauterine vertical transmission potential of COVID-19 infection.
Methods: Clinical records, laboratory results, and chest CT scans were retrospectively reviewed for nine pregnant women with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 pneumonia (ie, with maternal throat swab samples that were positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 [SARS-CoV-2]) who were admitted to Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, from Jan 20 to Jan 31, 2020. Evidence of intrauterine vertical transmission was assessed by testing for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in amniotic fluid, cord blood, and neonatal throat swab samples. Breastmilk samples were also collected and tested from patients after the first lactation.
Findings: All nine patients had a caesarean section in their third trimester. Seven patients presented with a fever. Other symptoms, including cough (in four of nine patients), myalgia (in three), sore throat (in two), and malaise (in two), were also observed. Fetal distress was monitored in two cases. Five of nine patients had lymphopenia (<1·0 × 10⁹ cells per L). Three patients had increased aminotransferase concentrations. None of the patients developed severe COVID-19 pneumonia or died, as of Feb 4, 2020. Nine livebirths were recorded. No neonatal asphyxia was observed in newborn babies. All nine livebirths had a 1-min Apgar score of 8-9 and a 5-min Apgar score of 9-10. Amniotic fluid, cord blood, neonatal throat swab, and breastmilk samples from six patients were tested for SARS-CoV-2, and all samples tested negative for the virus.
Interpretation: The clinical characteristics of COVID-19 pneumonia in pregnant women were similar to those reported for non-pregnant adult patients who developed COVID-19 pneumonia. Findings from this small group of cases suggest that there is currently no evidence for intrauterine infection caused by vertical transmission in women who develop COVID-19 pneumonia in late pregnancy.
Funding: Hubei Science and Technology Plan, Wuhan University Medical Development Plan.
Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Chest CT scans (transverse plane) of nine patients (A) Patient 1: left-sided patchy consolidation…
FigureChest CT scans (transverse plane) of nine patients (A) Patient 1: left-sided patchy consolidation and multiple bilateral ground-glass opacities. (B) Patient 2: subpleural patchy consolidation in the right lung and slightly infiltrated shadows around left bronchus. (C) Patient 3: bilateral multiple ground-glass opacities, prominent on the left. (D) Patient 4: left-sided patchy ground-glass opacity. (E) Patient 5: multiple ground-glass opacities bilaterally. (F) Patient 6: right-sided subpleural patchy consolidation. (G) Patient 7: bilateral clear lung fields with no obvious ground-glass opacities. (H) Patient 8: multiple bilateral ground-glass opacities, prominent on the right. (I) Patient 9: multiple bilateral ground-glass opacities.
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