Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of pregnant women and neonates with COVID-19 in Northwest Mexico.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, has spread quickly worldwide, causing millions of cases and thousands of deaths. Some risk factors in the general population are related to the development of severe COVID-19 or death, but in pregnant women and neonates, the information is limited.

Objective

To determine the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of pregnant women and neonates diagnosed with COVID-19 by RT-PCR and serological tests, and analyze the relationship between the influenza vaccination and COVID-19 symptoms in infected pregnant women in Sinaloa state.

Methods

We collected samples from 116 pregnant women and 84 neonates from the Women´s Hospital of Sinaloa. They were diagnosed with COVID-19 by RT-PCR and serological tests (IgG), a

SUBMITTER: Leon-Sicairos N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9348056 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature