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First case of placental infection with SARS-CoV-2

2020-05-05 sexual and reproductive health Title + abstract only
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BackgroundThe effects of Covid-19 in pregnancy remain relatively unknown. We present a case of second trimester pregnancy with symptomatic Covid-19 complicated by severe preeclampsia and placental abruption. MethodsWe analyzed placenta for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 through molecular and immunohistochemical assays and by and electron microscopy, and we measured the maternal antibody response in blood to this infection. ResultsSARS-CoV-2 localized predominantly to syncytiotrophoblast cells at t...

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