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01-12-2020 | SARS-CoV-2 | Brief Report

Vertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection and preterm birth

Authors: Bianca Pulinx, Davy Kieffer, Ian Michiels, Stéphanie Petermans, David Strybol, Sigrun Delvaux, Marcella Baldewijns, Marijke Raymaekers, Reinoud Cartuyvels, Wim Maurissen

Published in: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases | Issue 12/2020

Abstract

Viral infections are common complications of pregnancy, with a wide range of obstetric and neonatal sequelae. Currently, there are limited data on whether SARS-CoV-2 is vertically transmitted in pregnant women tested positive for the virus. Here we describe a case of a known SARS-CoV-2-positive woman giving preterm birth to two fetuses with SARS-CoV-2 positive testing in placental tissue and amniotic fluid. The placental histological examinations showed chronic intervillositis and extensive intervillous fibrin depositions with ischemic necrosis of the surrounding villi.

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Title: Vertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection and preterm birth
Authors: Bianca Pulinx
Davy Kieffer
Ian Michiels
Stéphanie Petermans
David Strybol
Sigrun Delvaux
Marcella Baldewijns
Marijke Raymaekers
Reinoud Cartuyvels
Wim Maurissen
Publication date: 01-12-2020
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2
Premature Birth
Published in: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases / Issue 12/2020
Print ISSN: 0934-9723
Electronic ISSN: 1435-4373
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-020-03964-y

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