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SARS and pregnancy: a case report.

Corwin A Robertson1, Sara A Lowther, Thomas Birch

  • 1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. ctr9@cdc.gov

Emerging Infectious Diseases
|March 20, 2004
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A pregnant woman recovered from severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Her healthy infant was delivered with no evidence of SARS virus shedding, and antibodies were found in cord blood and breast milk.

Area of Science:

  • Medicine
  • Virology
  • Obstetrics

Background:

  • Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a serious respiratory illness caused by the SARS coronavirus.
  • Pregnancy can alter the course and severity of infectious diseases.

Observation:

  • A pregnant woman contracted laboratory-confirmed SARS, experiencing respiratory failure.
  • The patient recovered, and a healthy infant was delivered.

Findings:

  • No SARS virus shedding was detected in the infant at the time of delivery.
  • Antibodies to the SARS virus were identified in both the infant's cord blood and the mother's breast milk.

Implications:

  • This case suggests that vertical transmission of SARS virus may not be inevitable, even in severe maternal cases.

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  • The presence of antibodies in the infant indicates potential passive immunity transfer.
  • Further research is needed to understand the long-term implications of SARS in pregnancy and neonatal outcomes.