Severe Neonatal Coronavirus Disease 2019 Presenting as Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Connie Trieu, Claudette Poole, Randy Q. Cron, Madhura Hallman, Chrystal Rutledge, Kyle Bliton, Adeline Phillips, Maggie Lawrence, Suresh B. Boppana, Swetha Pinninti
Abstract
Since initial identification of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in 2019, the virus has proved to be highly transmissible, resulting in a global pandemic with emerging reports of infected neonates. This report highlights a severe case of neonatal coronavirus disease 2019 with acute respiratory distress syndrome.
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MedicinePandemicCoronavirusCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)DiseaseAcute respiratory distressRespiratory distressRespiratory systemSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Respiratory diseaseIntensive care medicinePediatricsVirologyImmunologyLungInfectious disease (medical specialty)Internal medicineSurgeryCOVID-19 Impact on ReproductionCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research