Sars-CoV-2 isolation from a 10-day-old newborn in Italy: A case report

Giuseppe Lenoci; Domenico Galante; Edmondo Ceci; Viviana Manzulli; Angela Maria Moramarco; Anna Chiaromonte; Giuseppina Labarile; Simone Lattarulo; Annalisa Resta; Lorenzo Pace; Valeria Rondinone; Antonio Parisi; Dora Cipolletta; Leonardo Marino; Iolanda Padalino; Luigina Serrecchia; Angela Aceti; Michela Iatarola; Francesco Tolve; Antonio Fasanella

doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00960

Sars-CoV-2 isolation from a 10-day-old newborn in Italy: A case report

IDCases. 2020:22:e00960. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00960. Epub 2020 Sep 17.

Authors

Giuseppe Lenoci¹, Domenico Galante², Edmondo Ceci¹, Viviana Manzulli², Angela Maria Moramarco¹, Anna Chiaromonte¹, Giuseppina Labarile¹, Simone Lattarulo¹, Annalisa Resta¹, Lorenzo Pace², Valeria Rondinone², Antonio Parisi², Dora Cipolletta², Leonardo Marino², Iolanda Padalino², Luigina Serrecchia², Angela Aceti², Michela Iatarola², Francesco Tolve², Antonio Fasanella²

Affiliations

¹ Ente Ecclesiastico Ospedale Generale Regionale "F. Miulli", Strada Prov. 127 Acquaviva - Santeramo Km. 4, 70021, Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy.
² Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Puglia e della Basilicata, Via Manfredonia 20, 71121, Foggia, Italy.

Abstract

This report describes the evolution of COVID-19 in a 10 day-old-baby. The mother developed the disease immediately after childbirth and therefore a vertical transmission can be excluded. The isolation of the virus in cell culture with a cytopathic effect already visible after 48 h, indicates that the viral load of the newborn was quite high, but not serious course of the disease was observed. This paper wants to highlight the possible role of newborns and children in the spread of the disease.

Keywords: COVID-19; Cell-culture; Isolation; Newborn; Sars-CoV-2.

Publication types

Case Reports