Low Prevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Among Pregnant and Postpartum Patients With Universal Screening in Seattle, Washington
Open Access
- 30 May 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 72 (5), 869-872
- https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa675
Abstract
We found a low prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 (2.7% [5/188]) among pregnant and postpartum patients after initiating universal testing. Prevalence among symptomatic patients (22.2% [4/18]) was similar to initial targeted screening approaches (19.1% [8/42]). Among 170 asymptomatic patients, two were positive or inconclusive, respectively; repeat testing at 24 hours was negative.Funding Information
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (AI133976, AI145890, AI144938, AI143265, AI120793)
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (UL1TR002319)
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