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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2023

Case report: Tissue positivity for SARS-CoV-2 in a preterm born infant death of thrombosis: possible intrauterine transmission.

Salvatore Greco, Juana Maria Sanz, Daria Bortolotti, Chiara Marina Semprini, Carlotta Braga, Roberta Gafà, Erica Santi, Iva Maestri, Roberta Rizzo, Pantaleo Greco and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Salvatore Greco *Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Juana Maria Sanz *Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Daria BortolottiDepartment of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Chiara Marina SempriniDepartment of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Carlotta BragaDepartment of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Roberta GafàDepartment of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Erica SantiObstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Iva MaestriDepartment of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Roberta RizzoDepartment of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Pantaleo GrecoObstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Angelina PassaroDepartment of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intrauterine transmission of SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus 2) is still matter of debate among scientists and there is limited information concerning this aspect of research. This could lead to severe complications of the growing fetus and, theoretically, of the newborn as well. We report the case of a male infant of 1,100 grams, born at 27th week of gestation to a SARS-CoV-2 mother, tested negative for viral detection at delivery. He was immediately admitted to neonatal Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for severe complications, where he died after 37 days by pulmonary embolism and thrombosis of the superior vena cava. After autopsy, SARS-CoV-2 N-protein and Spike RBD were detected in several tissues, particularly in the esophagus, stomach, spleen, and heart, with a significantly higher H-Score than the placenta. In conclusion, immunohistochemical analysis demonstrated SARS-CoV-2 NP and Spike RBD positivity in different tissues suggesting a possible intrauterine transmission. Newborn thrombo-embolism could be a complication of SARS-CoV-2 infection as observed in adult patients.

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gastrointestinal tractintrauterine transmissionnewbornplacentapulmonary embolismSARS-CoV-2thrombosis

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PMID37250636
PMCPMC10213910
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