Lack of Vertical Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, China

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Li, Yang ; Zhao, Ruihong ; Zheng, Shufa ; Chen, Xu ; Wang, Jinxi ; Sheng, Xiaoli ; Zhou, Jianying ; Cai, Hongliu ; Fang, Qiang ; Yu, Fei ; Fan, Jian ; Xu, Kaijin ; Chen, Yu ; Sheng, Jifang
• Description:
  A woman with coronavirus disease in her 35th week of pregnancy delivered an infant by cesarean section in a negative-pressure operating room. The infant was negative for severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2. This case suggests that mother-to-child transmission is unlikely for this virus.
• Subjects:
  Adult Betacoronavirus Cesarean Section Coronavirus Infections Covid-19 Female Humans Infant, Newborn Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical Male Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral Pregnancy

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 26(6):1335-1336
• Pubmed ID:
  32134381
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7258467
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Letter
• Place as Subject:
  China
• Volume:
  26
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:cdf00e1223115aa94f4de9a0b6c9e7c9d817736d100d2f6c2972af2a980c9392
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/88898/cdc_88898_DS1.pdf
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