A large series of molecular and serological specimens to evaluate mother-to-child SARS-CoV-2 transmission: a prospective study from the Italian Obstetric Surveillance System

A large series of molecular and serological specimens to evaluate mother-to-child SARS-CoV-2 transmission: a prospective study from the Italian Obstetric Surveillance System

Objectives: To assay the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 genome in vaginal, rectal, and placental swabs among pregnant women and in newborn nasopharyngeal swabs and to investigate the immunological response and maternal antibody transfer through the umbilical cord blood and milk of unvaccinated mothers....

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Main Authors: Edoardo Corsi Decenti, Michele Antonio Salvatore, Alessandro Mancon, Giuseppe Portella, Arianna Rocca, Caterina Vocale, Serena Donati, Irene Alberi, Gaia Maria Anelli, Federica Baltaro, Maria Bisulli, Stefano Brusa, Ilaria Cataneo, Irene Cetin, Marianna Cuomo, Pietro Dal Rì, Lidia Di Cerbo, Alice Ferretti, Maria Rita Gismondo, Gianpaolo Grisolia, Stefania Livio, Mariavittoria Locci, Francesca Malentacchi, Federico Mecacci, Barbara Paccaloni, Maria Federica Pedna, Enrica Perrone, Lucrezia Pignatti, Martina Piras, Alessandra Primavera, Valeria Savasi, Serena Simeone, Fabrizio Taddei, Roberta Tironi, Arianna Torri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
Specimen handling
Serological test
Immunological response
Mother-to-child transmission
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971222005847

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