Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Environmental Contamination and Childbirth
Amy Hermesch, Patrick F. Horve, Alison Edelman, Leslie Dietz, David A. Constant, Mark Fretz, William B. Messer, Robert G. Martindale, Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg
Abstract
In Brief Patients with asymptomatic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection give rise to SARS-CoV-2 environmental contamination during childbirth.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineAsymptomaticSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)CoronavirusSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirusRespiratory systemBetacoronavirusContaminationCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Virology2019-20 coronavirus outbreakOutbreakInternal medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseEcologyBiologyCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsInfection Control and VentilationCOVID-19 Impact on Reproduction