A case of late onset necnatal covid-19 infection | [Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal • 2020]

Author(s):

1. Muhammad Shoaib: Pak Emirates Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan

2. Muhammad Waleed Babar: Pak Emirates Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan

3. Qudrat Ullah Malik: Pak Emirates Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan

4. Zeeshan Ahmed: Pak Emirates Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan

5. Shabbir Hussain: Pak Emirates Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan

6. Asma Razzaq: Pak Emirates Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan

7. Inayat Ullah: Pak Emirates Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan

Abstract:

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a communicable illness which has become a global pandemic involving all the age groups. We report a case of neonatal SARS-CoV-2 infection in NICU of Pak Emirates Military Hospital Rawalpindi in a 26-day-old neonate who presented to us with fever and refusal to feed. Laboratory parameters revealed SARS-CoV-2 and typical CT-chest findings. Considering this scenario, we are of the opinion that the transmission of the virus was horizontal. Under the current circumstances, COVID-19 should be in the differentials while evaluating all the neonates presenting with fever.

Page(s): 424-426

DOI: DOI not available

Published: Journal: Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Volume: 70, Issue: 1, Year: 2020

Keywords:

Coronavirus disease 2019 COVID19 , Severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 SARSCoV2 , Reverse transcription Polymerase chain reaction RT PCR

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