SARS-CoV-2 infection of the placenta is associated with extensive fibrin deposition which may cause adverse pregnancy outcomes

Affiliations

• ¹ Serology and Virology Division, NSW Health Pathology East (Randwick Campus), Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia; School of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
• ² Department of Anatomical Pathology, NSW Health Pathology East (Randwick Campus), Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
• ³ Department of Anatomical Pathology, NSW Health Pathology East (Randwick Campus), Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia; School of Biomedical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
• ⁴ Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital, Nowra, NSW, Australia.
• ⁵ Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Children's Hospital at Westmead Clinical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
• ⁶ Serology and Virology Division, NSW Health Pathology East (Randwick Campus), Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia; School of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia; School of Biomedical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia; School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: w.rawlinson@unsw.edu.au.