Fundação José Silveira, Hospital Santo Amaro, Salvador, BA, Brazil.
Fundação José Silveira, Centro de Pesquisa, Salvador, BA, Brazil.
Braz J Infect Dis. 2021 May-Jun;25(3):101591. doi: 10.1016/j.bjid.2021.101591. Epub 2021 May 24.
The outbreak of the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) causing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has spread globally. As of June 18, 2020, a high maternal mortality rate due to SARS-CoV-2 infections was identified in Brazil, representing most of the world cases at that time. An observational, cross-sectional study was performed with pregnant women admitted in two maternity hospitals located in Salvador/Bahia and their newborns, from May 24 up to July 17 of 2020. Among 329 pregnant women enrolled at hospital admission, a high prevalence (n=28; 8.5%) of pregnant women with COVID-19 was observed, as well as a high proportion of asymptomatic cases (n=19; 67.9%). Two newborns had detectable SARS-CoV-2 but evolved without abnormalities. This data highlight the importance of identifying pregnant women with COVID-19 for proper isolation measures to prevent in-hospital transmission.
新型冠状病毒(SARS-CoV-2)引发的冠状病毒病(COVID-19)已在全球范围内蔓延。截至 2020 年 6 月 18 日,巴西发现了由于 SARS-CoV-2 感染导致的高孕产妇死亡率,这代表了当时世界上大多数病例。一项观察性、横断面研究于 2020 年 5 月 24 日至 7 月 17 日在萨尔瓦多/巴伊亚的两家产科医院对住院的孕妇及其新生儿进行。在入院时登记的 329 名孕妇中,观察到 COVID-19 孕妇的高患病率(n=28;8.5%),以及高比例的无症状病例(n=19;67.9%)。有两名新生儿可检测到 SARS-CoV-2,但无异常演变。这些数据强调了识别 COVID-19 孕妇并采取适当的隔离措施以防止医院内传播的重要性。