Low Prevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Among Pregnant and Postpartum Patients With Universal Screening in Seattle, Washington
Sylvia M. LaCourse, Alisa Kachikis, Michela Blain, LaVone E. Simmons, James A. Mays, Amber D Pattison, Carol C Salerno, Stephen A. McCartney, Nicole M. Kretzer, Rebecca Resnick, Rosemary Shay, Leah M. Savitsky, Anna Curtin, Emily M. Huebner, Kimberly Kelly, Shani Delaney, Carlos Delgado, Adrienne Schippers, Jeff Munson, Paul S. Pottinger, Seth A. Cohen, Santiago Neme, Lori Bourassa, Andrew Bryan, Alexander L. Greninger, Keith R. Jerome, Alison C. Roxby, Erica M. Lokken, Edith Cheng, Kristina M. Adams Waldorf, Jane Hitti
Abstract
We found low prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 (2.7% [5/188]) among pregnant and postpartum patients with universal testing. Prevalence among symptomatic patients was similar under initial targeted screening (22.2% [4/18]) and universal approaches (19.1% [8/42]). Among 170 asymptomatic patients, 2 were positive or inconclusive, respectively; repeat testing at 24 hours was negative.