Rapid systematic review of neonatal COVID-19 including a case of presumed vertical transmission.

Morris Gordon Taher KagalwalaKarim RezkChris RawlingsonM Idris AhmedAchyut Guleri

Published in: BMJ paediatrics open (2020)

Neonatal infection is uncommon, with only two previously reported cases likely to be of vertical transmission. The case we report is still RT-PCR-positive on day 28 and is asymptomatic. Ongoing research is needed to ascertain the epidemiology of COVID-19 in neonates.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
systematic review
sars cov
meta analyses
risk factors
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
randomized controlled trial
low birth weight
preterm infants
loop mediated isothermal amplification