Low Prevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Among Pregnant and Postpartum Patients With Universal Screening in Seattle, Washington

Sylvia M LaCourse; Alisa Kachikis; Michela Blain; LaVone E Simmons; James A Mays; Amber D Pattison; Carol C Salerno; Stephen A McCartney; Nicole M Kretzer; Rebecca Resnick; Rosemary L Shay; Leah M Savitsky; Anna C Curtin; Emily M Huebner; Kimberly K Ma; Shani Delaney; Carlos Delgado; Adrienne Schippers; Jeff Munson; Paul S Pottinger; Seth Cohen; Santiago Neme; Lori Bourassa; Andrew Bryan; Alex Greninger; Keith R Jerome; Alison C Roxby; Erica Lokken; Edith Cheng; Kristina M Adams Waldorf; Jane Hitti

doi:10.1093/cid/ciaa675

Low Prevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Among Pregnant and Postpartum Patients With Universal Screening in Seattle, Washington

Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Mar 1;72(5):869-872. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa675.

Authors

Sylvia M LaCourse^{1

2}, Alisa Kachikis³, Michela Blain¹, LaVone E Simmons³, James A Mays⁴, Amber D Pattison⁵, Carol C Salerno⁵, Stephen A McCartney³, Nicole M Kretzer⁵, Rebecca Resnick⁶, Rosemary L Shay⁵, Leah M Savitsky⁵, Anna C Curtin⁵, Emily M Huebner⁶, Kimberly K Ma³, Shani Delaney³, Carlos Delgado⁷, Adrienne Schippers⁸, Jeff Munson⁹, Paul S Pottinger¹, Seth Cohen¹, Santiago Neme¹, Lori Bourassa⁴, Andrew Bryan⁴, Alex Greninger⁴, Keith R Jerome^{4

10}, Alison C Roxby^{1

2}, Erica Lokken^{2

5}, Edith Cheng³, Kristina M Adams Waldorf^{2

5

11}, Jane Hitti³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
² Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
⁴ Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
⁵ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
⁶ University of Washington School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
⁷ Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
⁸ Infection Prevention and Control, University of Washington Medical Center -Montlake Campus, Seattle, Washington, USA.
⁹ Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
¹⁰ Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA, and.
¹¹ Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden.

Abstract

We found low prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 (2.7% [5/188]) among pregnant and postpartum patients with universal testing. Prevalence among symptomatic patients was similar under initial targeted screening (22.2% [4/18]) and universal approaches (19.1% [8/42]). Among 170 asymptomatic patients, 2 were positive or inconclusive, respectively; repeat testing at 24 hours was negative.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; pregnancy; universal screening; viral shedding.

MeSH terms

COVID-19 Testing
COVID-19*
Female
Humans
Postpartum Period
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious* / diagnosis
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious* / epidemiology
Prevalence
SARS-CoV-2
Washington / epidemiology

Abstract

MeSH terms

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