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Probable congenital SARS-CoV-2 infection in a neonate born to a woman with active SARS-CoV-2 infection
Maksim Kirtsman, Yenge Diambomba, Susan M. Poutanen, Ann K. Malinowski, Evangelia Vlachodimitropoulou, W. Tony Parks, Laura Erdman, Shaun K. Morris and Prakesh S. Shah
CMAJ June 15, 2020 192 (24) E647-E650; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.200821
Maksim Kirtsman
Departments of Pediatrics (Kirtsman, Diambomba, Shah), Obstetrics and Gynecology (Malinowski, Vlachodimitropoulou), and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Parks), Mount Sinai Hospital; Departments of Microbiology (Poutanen) and Medicine (Infectious Diseases) (Poutanen), University Health Network/Sinai Health; Departments of Pediatrics (Kirtsman, Diambomba, Erdman, Morris, Shah), Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology (Poutanen, Parks), Medicine (Poutanen), and Obstetrics and Gynecology (Malinowski, Vlachodimitropoulou), University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases (Erdman, Morris), Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.
MDCMYenge Diambomba
Departments of Pediatrics (Kirtsman, Diambomba, Shah), Obstetrics and Gynecology (Malinowski, Vlachodimitropoulou), and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Parks), Mount Sinai Hospital; Departments of Microbiology (Poutanen) and Medicine (Infectious Diseases) (Poutanen), University Health Network/Sinai Health; Departments of Pediatrics (Kirtsman, Diambomba, Erdman, Morris, Shah), Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology (Poutanen, Parks), Medicine (Poutanen), and Obstetrics and Gynecology (Malinowski, Vlachodimitropoulou), University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases (Erdman, Morris), Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.
MDSusan M. Poutanen
Departments of Pediatrics (Kirtsman, Diambomba, Shah), Obstetrics and Gynecology (Malinowski, Vlachodimitropoulou), and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Parks), Mount Sinai Hospital; Departments of Microbiology (Poutanen) and Medicine (Infectious Diseases) (Poutanen), University Health Network/Sinai Health; Departments of Pediatrics (Kirtsman, Diambomba, Erdman, Morris, Shah), Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology (Poutanen, Parks), Medicine (Poutanen), and Obstetrics and Gynecology (Malinowski, Vlachodimitropoulou), University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases (Erdman, Morris), Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.
MD MPHAnn K. Malinowski
Departments of Pediatrics (Kirtsman, Diambomba, Shah), Obstetrics and Gynecology (Malinowski, Vlachodimitropoulou), and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Parks), Mount Sinai Hospital; Departments of Microbiology (Poutanen) and Medicine (Infectious Diseases) (Poutanen), University Health Network/Sinai Health; Departments of Pediatrics (Kirtsman, Diambomba, Erdman, Morris, Shah), Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology (Poutanen, Parks), Medicine (Poutanen), and Obstetrics and Gynecology (Malinowski, Vlachodimitropoulou), University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases (Erdman, Morris), Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.
MDEvangelia Vlachodimitropoulou
Departments of Pediatrics (Kirtsman, Diambomba, Shah), Obstetrics and Gynecology (Malinowski, Vlachodimitropoulou), and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Parks), Mount Sinai Hospital; Departments of Microbiology (Poutanen) and Medicine (Infectious Diseases) (Poutanen), University Health Network/Sinai Health; Departments of Pediatrics (Kirtsman, Diambomba, Erdman, Morris, Shah), Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology (Poutanen, Parks), Medicine (Poutanen), and Obstetrics and Gynecology (Malinowski, Vlachodimitropoulou), University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases (Erdman, Morris), Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.
MD PhDW. Tony Parks
Departments of Pediatrics (Kirtsman, Diambomba, Shah), Obstetrics and Gynecology (Malinowski, Vlachodimitropoulou), and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Parks), Mount Sinai Hospital; Departments of Microbiology (Poutanen) and Medicine (Infectious Diseases) (Poutanen), University Health Network/Sinai Health; Departments of Pediatrics (Kirtsman, Diambomba, Erdman, Morris, Shah), Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology (Poutanen, Parks), Medicine (Poutanen), and Obstetrics and Gynecology (Malinowski, Vlachodimitropoulou), University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases (Erdman, Morris), Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.
MDLaura Erdman
Departments of Pediatrics (Kirtsman, Diambomba, Shah), Obstetrics and Gynecology (Malinowski, Vlachodimitropoulou), and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Parks), Mount Sinai Hospital; Departments of Microbiology (Poutanen) and Medicine (Infectious Diseases) (Poutanen), University Health Network/Sinai Health; Departments of Pediatrics (Kirtsman, Diambomba, Erdman, Morris, Shah), Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology (Poutanen, Parks), Medicine (Poutanen), and Obstetrics and Gynecology (Malinowski, Vlachodimitropoulou), University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases (Erdman, Morris), Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.
MD PhDShaun K. Morris
Departments of Pediatrics (Kirtsman, Diambomba, Shah), Obstetrics and Gynecology (Malinowski, Vlachodimitropoulou), and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Parks), Mount Sinai Hospital; Departments of Microbiology (Poutanen) and Medicine (Infectious Diseases) (Poutanen), University Health Network/Sinai Health; Departments of Pediatrics (Kirtsman, Diambomba, Erdman, Morris, Shah), Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology (Poutanen, Parks), Medicine (Poutanen), and Obstetrics and Gynecology (Malinowski, Vlachodimitropoulou), University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases (Erdman, Morris), Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.
MD MPHPrakesh S. Shah
Departments of Pediatrics (Kirtsman, Diambomba, Shah), Obstetrics and Gynecology (Malinowski, Vlachodimitropoulou), and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Parks), Mount Sinai Hospital; Departments of Microbiology (Poutanen) and Medicine (Infectious Diseases) (Poutanen), University Health Network/Sinai Health; Departments of Pediatrics (Kirtsman, Diambomba, Erdman, Morris, Shah), Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology (Poutanen, Parks), Medicine (Poutanen), and Obstetrics and Gynecology (Malinowski, Vlachodimitropoulou), University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases (Erdman, Morris), Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.
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Probable congenital SARS-CoV-2 infection in a neonate born to a woman with active SARS-CoV-2 infection
Maksim Kirtsman, Yenge Diambomba, Susan M. Poutanen, Ann K. Malinowski, Evangelia Vlachodimitropoulou, W. Tony Parks, Laura Erdman, Shaun K. Morris, Prakesh S. Shah
CMAJ Jun 2020, 192 (24) E647-E650; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.200821
Probable congenital SARS-CoV-2 infection in a neonate born to a woman with active SARS-CoV-2 infection
Maksim Kirtsman, Yenge Diambomba, Susan M. Poutanen, Ann K. Malinowski, Evangelia Vlachodimitropoulou, W. Tony Parks, Laura Erdman, Shaun K. Morris, Prakesh S. Shah
CMAJ Jun 2020, 192 (24) E647-E650; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.200821
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