November 5, 2020

Favorable Outcomes among Neonates Not Separated from Their Symptomatic SARS-CoV-2-Infected Mothers

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Transmission

Keywords (Tags): pregnancy, transmission

• In France, among 26 SARS-CoV-2 positive mothers and their neonates, nasopharyngeal and anal swabs from neonates at birth, day 3, and weekly if hospital stay was prolonged, only detected one positive PCR test in an anal swab at birth; nasopharyngeal swabs were negative at day 0 and 3. The infant never developed symptoms. None of the newborns were re-hospitalized during their first month of life.

Martenot et al. (Nov 3, 2020). Favorable Outcomes among Neonates Not Separated from Their Symptomatic SARS-CoV-2-Infected Mothers. Pediatric Research. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-020-01226-3