Possible Vertical Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 From an Infected Mother to Her Newborn.

By Lan Dong, Jinhua Tian, Songming He, Chuchao Zhu, Jian Wang, Chen Liu, Jing Yang. Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2020

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This case report describes birth of an infant with elevated anti–SARS-CoV-2 IgM antibodies and cytokine levels to a mother with polymerase chain reaction–confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) despite no physical contact.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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• Transplacental transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection (2020, background): “Thus, these findings suggest that: (1) maternal viremia occurred and the virus reached the placenta as demonstrated by immunohistochemistry; (2) the virus is causing a significant inflammatory reaction as demonstrated by the very high viral load, the histological examination and the immunohistochemi”
• SARS-CoV-2 infection: The role of cytokines in COVID-19 disease (2020, neutral): “[83] Retrospective study Study the possible vertical transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 A newborn presented IgM antibody to SARS-CoV-2 as well as”
• SARS-CoV-2: Structure, Biology, and Structure-Based Therapeutics Development (2020, background): “In another case, the cytokine levels and anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgM antibodies of the neonate is higher than normal, with no physical contact, suggesting the possibility of transplacental transmission (Dong et al., 2020).”