An analysis of 38 pregnant women with COVID-19, their newborn infants, and maternal-fetal transmission of SARS-CoV-2: Maternal coronavirus infections and pregnancy outcomes

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 144, Issue 7, 2020, Pages 799-805

  Schwartz, David A ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHINA; COMPLICATION; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PANDEMIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; CHINA; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; COVID-19; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; PANDEMICS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SARS-COV-2; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 85083005997     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: 15432165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2020-0901-SA     Document Type: Article

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