Frontiers in Medicine (Mar 2022)

Case Report: SARS-CoV-2 Gamma Isolation From Placenta of a Miscarriage in Midwest, Brazil

  • Zoraida Fernandez,
  • Gislene G. C. Lichs,
  • Claudia S. Zubieta,
  • Claudia S. Zubieta,
  • Ana B. Machado,
  • Mia A. Ferreira,
  • Natalia Valente,
  • Thayssa Keren,
  • Ighor Arantes,
  • Valeria Nacife,
  • Elisa Cavalcante Pereira,
  • Luciana Appolinario,
  • Thays E. J. Lacerda,
  • Marilda M. Siqueira,
  • Ana O. P. Esposito,
  • Luiz H. F. Demarchi,
  • Marina C. S. U. Zardin,
  • Crhistinne C. M. Goncalves,
  • Livia M. A. Maziero,
  • Luciana A. F. Miziara,
  • Felipe G. Naveca,
  • Alex Pauvolid-Corrêa,
  • Alex Pauvolid-Corrêa,
  • Paola C. Resende,
  • Alexsandra R. M. Favacho

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2022.839389
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9

Abstract

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The present study investigated a SARS-CoV-2 infection in placenta and fetal samples from an early pregnancy miscarriage in Midwest Brazil. The Gamma variant was isolated and fully sequenced from the placenta sample, but not from fetal samples. Our findings highlight potential adverse perinatal outcomes caused by SARS-CoV-2 Gamma infection during pregnancy.

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