Pre-Labor Anorectal Swab for SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 Patients: Is it Time to Think About It?

Carosso, Andrea; Cosma, Stefano; Borella, Fulvio; Marozio, Luca; Coscia, Alessandra; Ghisetti, Valeria; Di Perri, Giovanni; Benedetto, Chiara

doi:10.2139/ssrn.3573349

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Pre-Labor Anorectal Swab for SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 Patients: Is it Time to Think About It?

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Forthcoming

4 Pages Posted: 20 Apr 2020

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Giovanni Di Perri

University of Torino - Unit of Infectious Diseases

Chiara Benedetto

Obstetrics and Gynecology 1U

Date Written: April 11, 2020

Abstract

The risk of vertical transmission during vaginal delivery in COVID-19 pregnant patient is currently a topic of debate. This case demonstrates that the neonatal contamination with SARS-CoV-2 during vaginal birth is possible, because of the presence of the virus in the rectum and feces of COVID-19 pregnant patients.

Keywords: COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, pregnancy outcome, vertical transmission

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Carosso, Andrea and Cosma, Stefano and Borella, Fulvio and Marozio, Luca and Coscia, Alessandra and Ghisetti, Valeria and Di Perri, Giovanni and Benedetto, Chiara, Pre-Labor Anorectal Swab for SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 Patients: Is it Time to Think About It? (April 11, 2020). European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3573349 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3573349