The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has affected persons of all ages, including the newborns. Few published case reports and case series have described the possibility of vertical transmission of COVID-19. In the present report, we describe a young primigravida at 33 weeks of gestation, who presented with a four-day history of low-grade fever, malaise, and breathing difficulty. She underwent testing of nasopharyngeal swab sample by real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), which was positive for COVID-19. Cesarean section was done, and a preterm low birthweight baby was delivered. The baby required resuscitation at birth and was mechanically ventilated for a shorter duration. A tracheal aspirate that was taken at 12 hours of life tested positive for COVID-19. The course and outcome of the newborn are described here along with the possibility of vertical transmission.
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Pneumonia, RT-PCR, Neonate, vertical transmission, 【초록키워드】 coronavirus disease, pandemic, Transmission, outcome, Case report, Newborn, Fever, Cesarean section, gestation, malaise, mechanically ventilated, positive, nasopharyngeal swab sample, breathing difficulty, polymerase chain, Course, tested, described, affected, caused, required, case sery, tracheal, was done, 【제목키워드】 review, literature, report, vertical,