Stillbirth During Infection With Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus

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• Alternative Title:
  J Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Payne, Daniel C. ; Iblan, Ibrahim ; Alqasrawi, Sultan ; Al Nsour, Mohannad ; Rha, Brian ; Tohme, Rania A. ; Abedi, Glen R. ; Farag, Noha H. ; Haddadin, Aktham ; Sanhouri, Tarek Al ; Jarour, Najwa ; Swerdlow, David L. ; Jamieson, Denise J. ; Pallansch, Mark A. ; Haynes, Lia M. ; Gerber, Susan I. ; Al Abdallat, Mohammad Mousa
• Description:
  We conducted an epidemiologic investigation among survivors of an outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in Jordan. A second-trimester stillbirth occurred during the course of an acute respiratory illness that was attributed to MERS-CoV on the basis of exposure history and positive results of MERS-CoV serologic testing. This is the first occurrence of stillbirth during an infection with MERS-CoV and may have bearing upon the surveillance and management of pregnant women in settings of unexplained respiratory illness potentially due to MERS-CoV. Future prospective investigations of MERS-CoV should ascertain pregnancy status and obtain further pregnancy-related data, including biological specimens for confirmatory testing.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Article Birth Outcomes Coronavirus Coronavirus Infections EMC-CoV Female Humans Jordan MERS-CoV Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Pregnancy Respiratory Tract Infections Retrospective Studies Severe Acute Respiratory Illness Stillbirth Young Adult

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• Source:
  J Infect Dis. 209(12):1870-1872
• Pubmed ID:
  24474813
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4618552
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  209
• Issue:
  12
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:1058f4f9964746d2734aa4455862a53b28435eca2dc79b532887d3a76cb18ac0
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/35328/cdc_35328_DS1.pdf
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