Cranial ultrasonographic findings in newborns exposed to SARS-CoV-2: a single-centre cross-sectional analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

SARS-CoV-2's potential consequences on the developing brain are still unknown. The aim of this study was to describe cranial ultrasonographic (cUS) findings in a population of newborns exposed to SARS-CoV-2 born at San Marco Hospital in Catania.

Methods

Two cohort of newborns, one exposed to SARS-CoV-2 both during gestation and at birth and one unexposed, were enrolled in this cross-sectional study conducted according to the STROBE guidelines (Strenghtening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology) and underwent cUS. We performed a statistical analysis using the Fisher's exact test to assess whether significant differences among the two groups existed.

Results

we enrolled 139 exposed newborns (62 females, 77 males with median gestational age 3

SUBMITTER: Scalia B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11619645 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature