A CASE OF LATE ONSET NEONATAL COVID-19 INFECTION

Authors

  • Muhammad `Shoaib Pak Emirates Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
  • Muhammad Waleed Babar Pak Emirates Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
  • Qudrat Ullah Malik Pak Emirates Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
  • Zeeshan Ahmed Pak Emirates Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
  • Shabbir Hussain Pak Emirates Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
  • Asma Razzaq Pak Emirates Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
  • Inayat Ullah Pak Emirates Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan

Keywords:

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Reverse transcription Polymerase chain reaction (RT PCR), Severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

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.

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Published

07-08-2020

Issue

Vol. 70 No. 1 (2020): COVID-19

Section

Case Reports

How to Cite

1.
`Shoaib M, Babar MW, Malik QU, Ahmed Z, Hussain S, Razzaq A, et al. A CASE OF LATE ONSET NEONATAL COVID-19 INFECTION. Pak Armed Forces Med J [Internet]. 2020 Aug. 7 [cited 2024 Jul. 27];70(1):S424-26. Available from: https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/4946