Comment on the Potential Risks of Sexual and Vertical Transmission of COVID-19
Laura Scorzolini, Angela Corpolongo, Concetta Castilletti, Eleonora Lalle, Andrea Mariano, Emanuele Nicastri
Abstract
To the Editor-We read with interest the case series of 10 women with confirmed severe coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pneumonia admitted to an intensive care unit in Wuhan, China, from 4 to 24 February 2020 Among them, no evidence of genital infection by severe acute respiratory syndromecoronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) in vaginal fluids was reported.
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