COVID-19 qPCR testing in women admitted for delivery in Spain: Is universal testing worthy?: A commentary

Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2021 Feb;303(2):601-603. doi: 10.1007/s00404-020-05769-y. Epub 2020 Sep 6.

Authors

A M Cubo¹, A Villalba-Yarza², M V Lapresa Alcalde², F J Goenaga², V García-Mínguez², M J Doyague², J M Sayagues³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Salamanca University Hospital and IBSAL, Paseo San Vicente 58-182, 37007, Salamanca, Spain. amcubo@saludcastillayleon.es.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Salamanca University Hospital and IBSAL, Paseo San Vicente 58-182, 37007, Salamanca, Spain.
³ Department of Pathology, Salamanca University Hospital and IBSAL, Salamanca, Spain.

No abstract available

Keywords: Covid-19; SARS-CoV-2; Women admitted for delivery; qPCR test.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Asymptomatic Infections*
COVID-19 / diagnosis*
COVID-19 / prevention & control
COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing*
Delivery, Obstetric
Female
Hospitalization
Humans
Pandemics
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious* / diagnosis
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious* / prevention & control
SARS-CoV-2 / genetics
SARS-CoV-2 / isolation & purification*
Spain