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Prevalence and risk factors of SARS-CoV-2 infection among parturients and newborns from Luanda, Angola

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dc.contributor.authorSebastião, Cruz S.
dc.contributor.authorParimbelli, Paolo
dc.contributor.authorMendes, Manuela
dc.contributor.authorSacomboio, Euclides
dc.contributor.authorMorais, Joana
dc.contributor.authorVasconcelos, Jocelyne Neto de
dc.contributor.authorBrito, Miguel
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-26T16:06:28Z
dc.date.available2021-12-26T16:06:28Z
dc.date.issued2021-11
dc.description.abstractSARS-CoV-2 emerged in China in December 2019, creating a massive public health concern. Although previous studies have identified SARS-CoV-2 in pregnant women, the possibility of transmission to newborns remains uncertain. Herein, we investigated SARS-CoV-2 infection and risk factors among parturients and newborns. This was a cross-sectional study carried out with 3633 parturients from Luanda, Angola, between January and April 2021, with an age ranging from 13 to 48 years. SARS-CoV-2 infection of the parturients was further confirmed with RT-PCR after COVID-19 Ag Rapid Testing. About 0.4% of parturients tested positive on the day of delivery. Surprisingly, parturients from urbanized areas (OR: 0.18, p = 0.025) had a low chance of infection. None of the newborns tested positive in the first 24 h after birth, while one (9.1%, 1/10) of the newborns tested positive with pharyngeal swabs seven days after birth. However, whether the case was due to vertical transmission from mother to child remains to be confirmed. The mother’s residence, education level, antenatal follow-up, and delivery category were related to SARS-CoV-2 transmission (p < 0.05). Our findings showed a relatively low SARS-CoV-2 infection from parturients to newborns, regardless of the severity of the maternal disease. Furthermore, these findings are an early assessment of COVID-19 cases in late pregnancy, which could indicate the need for intensive management of SARS-CoV-2 infection among parturients in Angola. Further studies are needed on the consequences of SARS-CoV-2 among pregnant women and neonates from Angola.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationSebastião CS, Parimbelli P, Mendes M, Sacomboio E, Morais J, Brito M, et al. Prevalence and risk factors of SARS-CoV-2 infection among parturients and newborns from Luanda, Angola. Pathogens. 2021;10(11):1494.pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/pathogens10111494pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/14103
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/11/1494pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectCOVID-19pt_PT
dc.subjectSARS-CoV-2pt_PT
dc.subjectPregnant womanpt_PT
dc.subjectMaternal breastfeedingpt_PT
dc.subjectNewborn screeningpt_PT
dc.subjectAngolapt_PT
dc.subjectLuandapt_PT
dc.titlePrevalence and risk factors of SARS-CoV-2 infection among parturients and newborns from Luanda, Angolapt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.issue11pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1494pt_PT
oaire.citation.titlePathogenspt_PT
oaire.citation.volume10pt_PT
person.familyNameBrito
person.givenNameMiguel
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