• Eur. J. Obstet. Gynecol. Reprod. Biol. · Oct 2020

    The rate of SARS-CoV-2 positivity in asymptomatic pregnant women admitted to hospital for delivery: Experience of a pandemic center in Turkey.

    • Atakan Tanacan, Seyit Ahmet Erol, Batuhan Turgay, Ali Taner Anuk, Elcin Islek Secen, Gulin Feykan Yegin, Sebnem Ozyer, Fisun Kirca, Bedia Dinc, Serpil Unlu, Yapar Eyi Elif Gul EG Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ministry of Health Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey., Huseyin Levent Keskin, Dilek Sahin, Aziz Ahmet Surel, and Ozlem Moraloglu Tekin.
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ministry of Health Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: atakantanacan@yahoo.com.
    • Eur. J. Obstet. Gynecol. Reprod. Biol. 2020 Oct 1; 253: 31-34.

    ObjectiveTo investigate the rate of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) positivity in asymptomatic pregnant women admitted to hospital for delivery in a Turkish pandemic center.Study DesignThis prospective cohort study was conducted in Ankara City Hospital between April, 15, 2020 and June, 5, 2020. A total of 206 asymptomatic pregnant women (103 low-risk pregnant women without any defined risk factor and 103 high-risk pregnant women) were screened for SARS-CoV-2 positivity upon admission to hospital for delivery. Detection of SARS-CoV2 in nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal samples was performed by Real Time Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) method targeting RdRp (RNA dependent RNA polymerase) gene. Two groups were compared in terms of demographic features, clinical characteristics and SARS-CoV-2 positivity.ResultsThree of the 206 pregnant women participating in the study had positive RT-PCR tests (1.4 %) and all positive cases were in the high-risk pregnancy group. Although, one case in the high-risk pregnancy group had developed symptoms highly suspicious for COVID-19, two repeated RT-PCR tests were negative. SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR positivity rate was significantly higher in the high-risk pregnancy group (2.9 % vs 0%, p = 0.04).ConclusionHealthcare professionals should be cautious in the labor and delivery of high-risk pregnant women during the pandemic period and universal testing for COVID-19 may be considered in selected populations.Copyright © 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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