Neonates hospitalized due to Covid -19 in pará, amazon region of Brazil: a case series
International Journal of Development Research
Neonates hospitalized due to Covid -19 in pará, amazon region of Brazil: a case series
Received 13th March, 2020; Received in revised form 27th May, 2020; Accepted 11th June, 2020; Published online 24th July, 2020
Copyright © 2020, Ariella Cristina Rego Lobato et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Introduction: The novel coronavirus pandemic has specific outcomes according to the age group infected; however, perinatal and clinical data on neonates with COVID-19 pneumonia are still limited. Methods: Retrospective analysis of maternal data and clinical, laboratory and image characteristics of five newborns with COVID-19 confirmed by the Reverse TranscriptionPolymerase Chain Reaction of pharyngeal swab. Information was obtained from electronic medical records. Data analysis was performed using SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) version 25.0. Results: Between April 16 and May 16, 2020, there were five admissions of newborns to the intensive care unit, from home environment, with primary sign of fever. They did not present respiratory discomfort during the entire hospitalization or significant laboratory and / or image changes. Conclusion: This experience of COVID-19 pandemic in neonates in Pará State was similar to the experience in other countries, presenting mild symptoms
