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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection During Pregnancy: A Report of 5 Cases From Saudi Arabia
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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection During Pregnancy: A Report of 5 Cases From Saudi Arabia

Abdullah Assiri, Glen R Abedi, Malak Al Masri, Abdulaziz Bin Saeed, Susan I Gerber and John T Watson
Clinical infectious diseases, Vol.63(7), pp.951-953
01/10/2016
PMCID: PMC5812010
PMID: 27358348

Abstract

Adult Female Humans Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious Pregnancy Outcome Saudi Arabia
Little is known about the effects of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) during pregnancy. In Saudi Arabia, 5 cases of MERS-CoV infection among pregnant women were reviewed, and all cases resulted in adverse outcomes. MERS-CoV infection during pregnancy may be associated with maternal and perinatal disease and death.
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