Infección por SARS-CoV-2 en el embarazo: características clínicas y trasmisión vertical en un hospital de referencia de Perú

• DOI: 10.17843/rpmesp.2024.412.13293
• Publication Date: 2024-06-21T19:52:33Z
• Authors: Claudia Aracelli ...; Julio Cesar Sifue...; Juan Felipe Moren...; Kevin Vasquez-San...; Lilia Huiza- Espi...; Mauricio La Rosa-...; Juan Carlos Gomez...; Claudia Fiorella ...
• Keywords: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak

Motivation for the study. There is a gap in knowledge about vertical transmission of SARS- CoV-2 and its implications maternal neonatal health, despite evidence multisystem involvement pregnant women with COVID-19. Main findings. The study results suggest low incidence during pregnancy, only one PCR-positive case placenta asymptomatic neonate. Implications. Our can inform strategies prevention management COVID-19 women, as well guide development health policies aimed at protecting pandemic. aim this was to analyze SARS-CoV-2 Gynecology Obstetrics Department Edgardo Rebagliati Martins National Hospital (HNERM). Twelve who met inclusion criteria were included. Real-time PCR (RT-PCR) tests performed when each woman admitted hospital, samples collected pathological evaluation well. showed that virus rare, an overall positivity rate newborns. Although has limitations, such small number cases lack electron microscope analysis, it first attempt evaluate Peru. It concluded more research needed better understand relationship between infection complications pregnancy.