Preterm birth: Potential risk factor for greater COVID-19 severity?

Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2020 Sep:280:103484. doi: 10.1016/j.resp.2020.103484. Epub 2020 Jun 26.
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Keywords: Coronavirus; Hypoxaemia; Oxidative stress; Pandemic; Premature birth.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
  • Betacoronavirus*
  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections / blood*
  • Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Oxidative Stress / physiology*
  • Pandemics
  • Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A / blood*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / blood*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis
  • Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
  • Pregnancy
  • Premature Birth / blood*
  • Premature Birth / diagnosis
  • Premature Birth / epidemiology
  • Risk Factors
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Severity of Illness Index*

Substances

  • Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
  • ACE2 protein, human
  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2