Abdoul Aziz Diouf 1 , Khardiata Diallo Mbaye 2 , Mamour Gueye 3 , Daouda Thioub 2 , Ndama Niang 1 , Christelle Yonta Dekou 4 , Mame Diarra Ndiaye Gueye 3 , Moussa Diallo 1 , Magatte Mbaye 3 , Marie Edouard Faye Dieme 5 , Alassane Diouf 1 , Moussa Seydi 2 Show Affiliations »
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: To investigate the clinical characteristics of COVID-19 in pregnancy in Senegal. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional and descriptive study of all cases of COVID-19 including nine pregnant women who were admitted in COVID-19 treatment centers in Senegal from March 2 to May 15, 2020. SARS-COV-2 infection was confirmed by PCR. Patients' characteristics, clinical features, treatment and outcome were obtained with a customized data collection form. RESULTS: The frequency of the association COVID-19 and pregnancy was 0.5%. The age range of the patients was 18-42 years with an average 28 years, and the range of gestational weeks at admission was 7 weeks to 32 weeks. None of the patients had underlying diseases. All the patients presented with a headache and only four of them had fever. Other symptoms were also observed: two patients had a cough, two had rhinorrhea, and two patients reported poor appetite. The median time to recovery was 13.6 days, corresponding to the number of days in hospital. None of the nine pregnant women developed severe COVID-19 pneumonia or died. CONCLUSION: Pregnant women appear to have the same contamination predispositions and clinical features of SARS-COV-2 infection as the general population. This study shows no evidence that pregnant women are more susceptible to infection with coronavirus. © Abdoul Aziz Diouf et al.
INTRODUCTION: To investigate the clinical characteristics of COVID-19 in pregnancy in Senegal. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional and descriptive study of all cases of COVID-19 including nine pregnant women who were admitted in COVID-19 treatment centers in Senegal from March 2 to May 15, 2020. SARS-COV-2 infection was confirmed by PCR. Patients' characteristics, clinical features, treatment and outcome were obtained with a customized data collection form. RESULTS: The frequency of the association COVID-19 and pregnancy was 0.5%. The age range of the patients was 18-42 years with an average 28 years, and the range of gestational weeks at admission was 7 weeks to 32 weeks. None of the patients had underlying diseases. All the patients presented with a headache and only four of them had fever. Other symptoms were also observed: two patients had a cough, two had rhinorrhea, and two patients reported poor appetite. The median time to recovery was 13.6 days, corresponding to the number of days in hospital. None of the nine pregnant women developed severe COVID-19 pneumonia or died. CONCLUSION: Pregnant women appear to have the same contamination predispositions and clinical features of SARS-COV-2 infection as the general population. This study shows no evidence that pregnant women are more susceptible to infection with coronavirus. © Abdoul Aziz Diouf et al.
Entities: Chemical
Keywords:
COVID-19; SARS-COV-2; Senegal; coronavirus; pregnancy
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Year: 2020
PMID： 33623583 PMCID： PMC7875754 DOI： 10.11604/pamj.supp.2020.35.2.23736
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pan Afr Med J