Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in placental but not fetal tissues in the second trimester

J Perinatol. 2021 May;41(5):1184-1186. doi: 10.1038/s41372-020-00877-8. Epub 2020 Nov 30.

Authors

Jacob E Valk¹, Alexander M Chong², Anne-Catrin Uhlemann¹, Larisa Debelenko³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
² Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
³ Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA. ld2863@cumc.columbia.edu.

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
COVID-19 / diagnosis*
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Placenta / virology*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / virology*
Pregnancy Trimester, Second
SARS-CoV-2 / isolation & purification*
Stillbirth