SARS-CoV-2 infection of the placenta
Hosier H, Farhadian SF, Morotti RA, Deshmukh U, Lu-Culligan A, Campbell KH, Yasumoto Y, Vogels C, Casanovas-Massana A, Vijayakumar P, Geng B, Odio CD, Fournier J, Brito AF, Fauver JR, Liu F, Alpert T, Tal R, Szigeti-Buck K, Perincheri S, Larsen C, Gariepy AM, Aguilar G, Fardelmann KL, Harigopal M, Taylor HS, Pettker CM, Wyllie AL, Dela Cruz CS, Ring AM, Grubaugh ND, Ko AI, Horvath TL, Iwasaki A, Reddy UM, Lipkind HS. SARS-CoV-2 infection of the placenta. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2020, 130: 4947-4953. PMID: 32573498, PMCID: PMC7456249, DOI: 10.1172/jci139569.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesMeSH KeywordsAbortion, TherapeuticAbruptio PlacentaeAdultBetacoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19FemaleHumansMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionPandemicsPhylogenyPlacentaPneumonia, ViralPre-EclampsiaPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousPregnancy Trimester, SecondRNA, ViralSARS-CoV-2Viral LoadConceptsSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2SARS-CoV-2 infectionRespiratory syndrome coronavirus 2SARS-CoV-2 invasionMaternal antibody responseSymptomatic COVID-19Second trimester pregnancySyndrome coronavirus 2Coronavirus disease 2019Materno-fetal interfaceDense macrophage infiltratesPlacental abruptionSevere preeclampsiaMacrophage infiltratesSevere morbidityTrimester pregnancyPregnant womenCoronavirus 2Antibody responseBackgroundThe effectsDisease 2019Histological examinationImmunohistochemical assaysPlacenta