A standardized definition of placental infection by SARS-CoV-2, a consensus statement from the National Institutes of Health/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development SARS-CoV-2 Placental Infection Workshop

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Pregnant individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 have higher rates of intensive care unit admission, oxygen requirement, need for mechanical ventilation, and death than nonpregnant individuals. Increased COVID-19 disease severity may be associated with an increased risk of viremia and placental infection. Maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection is also associated with pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia and preterm birth, which can be either placentally mediated or reflected in the placenta. Maternal viremia followed by placental infection may lead to maternal-fetal transmission (vertical), which affects 1% to 3% of exposed newborns. However, there is no agreed-upon or standard definition of placental infection. The National Institutes of Health/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development convened a group of experts to propose a working definition of placental infection to inform ongoing studies of SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy. Experts recommended that placental infection be defined using techniques that allow virus detection and localization in placental tissue by one or more of the following methods: in situ hybridization with antisense probe (detects replication) or a sense probe (detects viral messenger RNA) or immunohistochemistry to detect viral nucleocapsid or spike proteins. If the abovementioned methods are not possible, reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction detection or quantification of viral RNA in placental homogenates, or electron microscopy are alternative approaches. A graded classification for the likelihood of placental infection as definitive, probable, possible, and unlikely was proposed. Manuscripts reporting placental infection should describe the sampling method (location and number of samples collected), method of preservation of tissue, and detection technique. Recommendations were made for the handling of the placenta, examination, and sampling and the use of validated reagents and sample protocols (included as appendices).

Errataetall:

ErratumIn: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2023 Jan;228(1):124. - PMID 35440371

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:225

Enthalten in:

American journal of obstetrics and gynecology - 225(2021), 6 vom: 19. Dez., Seite 593.e1-593.e9

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Roberts, Drucilla J [VerfasserIn]
Edlow, Andrea G [VerfasserIn]
Romero, Roberto J [VerfasserIn]
Coyne, Carolyn B [VerfasserIn]
Ting, David T [VerfasserIn]
Hornick, Jason L [VerfasserIn]
Zaki, Sherif R [VerfasserIn]
Das Adhikari, Upasana [VerfasserIn]
Serghides, Lena [VerfasserIn]
Gaw, Stephanie L [VerfasserIn]
Metz, Torri D [VerfasserIn]
National Institutes of Health/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development SARS-CoV-2 Placental Infection Workshop [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Fetal death
Immunohistochemistry
In situ hybridization
Journal Article
Placental infection
Placentitis
Preeclampsia
Preterm birth
SARS-CoV-2
Stillbirth
Syncytiotrophoblast
Vertical transmission

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Date Completed 08.12.2021

Date Revised 16.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

ErratumIn: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2023 Jan;228(1):124. - PMID 35440371

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ajog.2021.07.029

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NLM329090976