Routine screening for SARS CoV-2 in unselected pregnant women at delivery.

Pilar Díaz-CorvillónMax MönckebergAntonia BarrosSebastián E IllanesArturo SoldatiJyh-Kae NienManuel SchepelerJavier Caradeux

Published in: PloS one (2020)

In our study nearly half of pregnant patients with SARS CoV-2 were asymptomatic at the time of delivery. Universal screening, in endemic areas, is necessary for adequate patient isolation, prompt neonatal testing and targeted follow-up.

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