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COVID-19 in a premature infant
We report a case of COVID-19 in a 29-week preterm infant. This child is the youngest reported case of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Malaysia, and to the best of our knowledge, one of the youngest documented cases of established vertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2 reported in literature. Our report highlig...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8169469/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34059550 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-243783 |
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author | NG, David CE Chin, Ling Choo, Pauline Poh Ling Paramasivam, Umathevi |
author_facet | NG, David CE Chin, Ling Choo, Pauline Poh Ling Paramasivam, Umathevi |
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description | We report a case of COVID-19 in a 29-week preterm infant. This child is the youngest reported case of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Malaysia, and to the best of our knowledge, one of the youngest documented cases of established vertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2 reported in literature. Our report highlights the clinical course, timelines of viral shedding by real-time reverse transcription-PCR and antibody seroconversion in a premature infant infected with SARS-CoV-2. In addition, we discuss the challenges faced in managing a preterm infant infected with SARS-CoV-2 and the knowledge gaps that need to be explored. |
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spelling | pubmed-81694692021-06-17 COVID-19 in a premature infant NG, David CE Chin, Ling Choo, Pauline Poh Ling Paramasivam, Umathevi BMJ Case Rep Case Report We report a case of COVID-19 in a 29-week preterm infant. This child is the youngest reported case of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Malaysia, and to the best of our knowledge, one of the youngest documented cases of established vertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2 reported in literature. Our report highlights the clinical course, timelines of viral shedding by real-time reverse transcription-PCR and antibody seroconversion in a premature infant infected with SARS-CoV-2. In addition, we discuss the challenges faced in managing a preterm infant infected with SARS-CoV-2 and the knowledge gaps that need to be explored. BMJ Publishing Group 2021-05-31 /pmc/articles/PMC8169469/ /pubmed/34059550 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-243783 Text en © BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2021. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. https://bmj.com/coronavirus/usageThis article is made freely available for use in accordance with BMJ’s website terms and conditions for the duration of the covid-19 pandemic or until otherwise determined by BMJ. You may use, download and print the article for any lawful, non-commercial purpose (including text and data mining) provided that all copyright notices and trade marks are retained. |
spellingShingle | Case Report NG, David CE Chin, Ling Choo, Pauline Poh Ling Paramasivam, Umathevi COVID-19 in a premature infant |
title | COVID-19 in a premature infant |
title_full | COVID-19 in a premature infant |
title_fullStr | COVID-19 in a premature infant |
title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19 in a premature infant |
title_short | COVID-19 in a premature infant |
title_sort | covid-19 in a premature infant |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8169469/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34059550 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-243783 |
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