Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection During Pregnancy: A Report of 5 Cases From Saudi Arabia.

Assiri, Abdullah; Abedi, Glen R; Al Masri, Malak; Bin Saeed, Abdulaziz; Gerber, Susan I; Watson, John T · Clin Infect Dis · 2016

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Abstract

Little is known about the effects of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) during pregnancy. In Saudi Arabia, 5 cases of MERS-CoV infection among pregnant women were reviewed, and all cases resulted in adverse outcomes. MERS-CoV infection during pregnancy may be associated with maternal and perinatal disease and death.

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