Approach to intrapartum fever during the COVID-19 pandemic: A New York City Hospital experience.

Authors :: Parow A
Cron J
Nagy S
Saiman L
Singh HK
Source :: American journal of infection control [Am J Infect Control] 2024 Jul; Vol. 52 (7), pp. 860-862. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 05.
Publication Year :: 2024
Abstract: The yield of repeat severe acute respiratory syndrome coronovirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing for intrapartum fever in patients admitted to labor and delivery negative for SARS-CoV-2 on admission testing is unknown. From October 2020 to June 2022, we performed a retrospective study of 151/3,168 (4.8%) patients who had repeat testing for intrapartum fever. One (0.7%) patient was SARS-CoV-2-positive suggesting repeat SARS-CoV-2 testing for intrapartum fever is generally not warranted nor is separating birthing dyads while awaiting test results.<br /> (Copyright © 2024 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Subjects :: Humans
Pregnancy
Female
New York City epidemiology
Retrospective Studies
Adult
COVID-19 Testing methods
COVID-19 epidemiology
COVID-19 diagnosis
Fever
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious epidemiology
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious virology
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious diagnosis
SARS-CoV-2

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