Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection in Pregnancy: Does Non-contrast Chest Computed Tomography (CT) Have a Role in Its Evaluation and Management?

The outbreak of COVID-19 has become a globally concerning pandemic having affected more than 5 million people worldwide. The disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is highly contagious. Only limited literature exists on the evaluation and management of pregnan...

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Autores principales: Francis, Swati, Mathew, Rishi Philip, Khalid, Zareena A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer India 2020
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Short Commentary
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7322702/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32760172
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13224-020-01341-5
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description The outbreak of COVID-19 has become a globally concerning pandemic having affected more than 5 million people worldwide. The disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is highly contagious. Only limited literature exists on the evaluation and management of pregnant women with suspected or confirmed COVID-19. In this short commentary, we inform the readers of the potential role of chest CT in symptomatic COVID-19 pregnant women and the related limitations.
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spelling pubmed-73227022020-06-29 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection in Pregnancy: Does Non-contrast Chest Computed Tomography (CT) Have a Role in Its Evaluation and Management? Francis, Swati Mathew, Rishi Philip Khalid, Zareena A. J Obstet Gynaecol India Short Commentary The outbreak of COVID-19 has become a globally concerning pandemic having affected more than 5 million people worldwide. The disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is highly contagious. Only limited literature exists on the evaluation and management of pregnant women with suspected or confirmed COVID-19. In this short commentary, we inform the readers of the potential role of chest CT in symptomatic COVID-19 pregnant women and the related limitations. Springer India 2020-06-29 2020-08 /pmc/articles/PMC7322702/ /pubmed/32760172 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13224-020-01341-5 Text en © Federation of Obstetric & Gynecological Societies of India 2020
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title Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection in Pregnancy: Does Non-contrast Chest Computed Tomography (CT) Have a Role in Its Evaluation and Management?
title_full Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection in Pregnancy: Does Non-contrast Chest Computed Tomography (CT) Have a Role in Its Evaluation and Management?
title_fullStr Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection in Pregnancy: Does Non-contrast Chest Computed Tomography (CT) Have a Role in Its Evaluation and Management?
title_full_unstemmed Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection in Pregnancy: Does Non-contrast Chest Computed Tomography (CT) Have a Role in Its Evaluation and Management?
title_short Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection in Pregnancy: Does Non-contrast Chest Computed Tomography (CT) Have a Role in Its Evaluation and Management?
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7322702/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13224-020-01341-5
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