SARS and Pregnancy: A Case Report

SARS and Pregnancy: A Case Report

Corwin A. Robertson, Sara A. Lowther, Thomas Birch, Christina Tan, Faye Sorhage, Lauren Stockman, L. Clifford McDonald, Jairam R. Lingappa, Eddy Bresnitz

We report a laboratory-confirmed case of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in a pregnant woman. Although the patient had respiratory failure, a healthy infant was subsequently delivered, and the mother is now well. There was no evidence of viral shedding at delivery. Antibodies to SARS virus were detected in cord blood and breast milk.

2004

severe acute respiratory syndrome, SARS, Pregnancy, coronavirus, Pneumonia, Virus Shedding

DOI: 10.3201/eid1002.030736

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Infectious and parasitic diseases, Medicine

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