Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection and Pregnancy in Sub-Saharan Africa: A 6-Country Retrospective Cohort Analysis.
Jean B NachegaNadia A Sam-AguduRhoderick N MachekanoPhilip J RosenthalSonja SchellLiesl de WaardAdrie BekkerOnesmus W GachunoJohn KinuthiaNancy MwongeliSamantha BudhramValerie VannevelPriya SomapillayHans W ProzeskyJantjie TaljaardArifa ParkerElizabeth AgyareAkwasi Baafuor OpokuAminatu Umar MakarfiAsara M AbdullahiChibueze AdiriejeDaniel Katuashi IshosoMichel Tshiasuma PipoMarc B TshilandaChristian Bongo-Pasi NsweJohn DitekemenaLovemore Nyasha SigwadhiPeter S NyasuluMichel P HermansMusa SekikuboPhilippa MusokeChristopher NserekoEvans K AgbenoMichael Yaw YeboahLawal W UmarMukanire NtakwinjaDenis M MukwegeEtienne Kajibwami BirindwaSerge Zigabe MushamukaEmily R SmithEdward J MillsJohn Otokoye OtshudiemaPlacide Mbala-KingebeniJean-Jacques Muyembe TamfumAlimuddin ZumlaAster TsegayeAlfred MtetaNelson K SewankamboFatima SulemanPrisca AdejumoJean R AndersonEmilia V NoormahomedRichard J DeckelbaumJeffrey S A StringerAbdon MukalayTaha E TahaMary Glenn FowlerJudith N WasserheitRefiloe MasekelaJohn W MellorsMark J SiednerLandon MyerAndre-Pascal KengneMarcel YotebiengLynne M MofensonEduard Langeneggernull nullPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2022)
Among hospitalized women in SSA, both SARS-CoV-2 infection and pregnancy independently increased risks of ICU admission, oxygen supplementation, and death. These data support international recommendations to prioritize COVID-19 vaccination among pregnant women.
Keyphrases
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- sars cov
- coronavirus disease
- pregnancy outcomes
- preterm birth
- emergency department
- intensive care unit
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- pregnant women
- electronic health record
- cross sectional
- mechanical ventilation
- clinical practice
- risk assessment
- deep learning
- machine learning
- skeletal muscle
- acute respiratory distress syndrome