SARS and pregnancy: a case report

Corwin A Robertson; Sara A Lowther; Thomas Birch; Christina Tan; Faye Sorhage; Lauren Stockman; Clifford McDonald; Jairam R Lingappa; Eddy Bresnitz

doi:10.3201/eid1002.030736

SARS and pregnancy: a case report

Emerg Infect Dis. 2004 Feb;10(2):345-8. doi: 10.3201/eid1002.030736.

Authors

Corwin A Robertson¹, Sara A Lowther, Thomas Birch, Christina Tan, Faye Sorhage, Lauren Stockman, Clifford McDonald, Jairam R Lingappa, Eddy Bresnitz

Affiliation

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

Abstract

We report a laboratory-confirmed case of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in a pregnant woman. Although the patient had respiratory failure, a healthy infant was subsequently delivered, and the mother is now well. There was no evidence of viral shedding at delivery. Antibodies to SARS virus were detected in cord blood and breast milk.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Antibodies, Viral / blood
Antibodies, Viral / metabolism
Female
Fetal Blood / immunology
Fetal Blood / virology
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Milk, Human / immunology
Milk, Human / virology
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious* / immunology
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious* / virology
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / complications*
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / immunology
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / virology
Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus / immunology
Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus / isolation & purification

Substances

Antibodies, Viral