Characteristics of Covid-19 Pneumonia in Newborns: A Systematic Review - Abstract
This work aims to carry out a systematic review of the literature on the characteristics of pneumonia due to new coronaviruses on newborns, as well as to discuss the relationship of this infection with pregnancy and exposure in the neonatal period. A systematic review of the literature was carried out in the electronic databases PubMed and Scopus. Original articles that describe clinical, epidemiological and therapeutic characteristics of newborn patients with new coronavirus infection were selected. Only clinical studies that contain features of COVID-19 infection in newborns were included. Due to the scarcity of papers on COVID-19 in this approach, review cases were included in this review. A total of 53 articles were retrieved using the search strategy, of which 24 and 29 were retrieved from PubMed and Scopus, respectively. Thus, 10 articles published between January 2020 and April 2020, originating in China, South Korea and Iran, were included for qualitative classification. There are not enough evidence that support vertical transmission or clinical complications in newborns whose mothers were affected by COVID-19. However, there is a need for further clinical studies to assess these issues and to take into account contamination during childbirth.