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Pregnancy and perinatal outcomes of women with severe acute respiratory syndrome

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Pregnancy and perinatal outcomes of pregnant women with severe acute respiratory syndrome with SARS in Hong Kong are evaluated and SARS during pregnancy is associated with high incidences of spontaneous miscarriage, preterm delivery, and intrauterine growth restriction.
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This article is published in American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.The article was published on 2004-07-01 and is currently open access. It has received 789 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Pregnancy & Respiratory disease.

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Clinical characteristics and intrauterine vertical transmission potential of COVID-19 infection in nine pregnant women: a retrospective review of medical records.

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The severe acute respiratory syndrome.

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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus as an Agent of Emerging and Reemerging Infection

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and pregnancy.

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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and pregnancy: what obstetricians need to know.

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Coronavirus as a possible cause of severe acute respiratory syndrome

TL;DR: Serological and molecular tests specific for the virus permitted a definitive laboratory diagnosis to be made and allowed further investigation to define whether other cofactors play a part in disease progression.
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A Major Outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in Hong Kong

TL;DR: SARS is a serious respiratory illness that led to significant morbidity and mortality in this cohort of 138 cases of suspected SARS during a hospital outbreak in Hong Kong.
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Incidence of Early Loss of Pregnancy

TL;DR: The total rate of pregnancy loss after implantation, including clinically recognized spontaneous abortions, was 31 percent and most of the 40 women with unrecognized early pregnancy losses had normal fertility, since 95 percent of them subsequently became clinically pregnant within two years.
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A cluster of cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome in Hong Kong.

TL;DR: SARS appears to be infectious in origin, and Fever followed by rapidly progressive respiratory compromise is the key complex of signs and symptoms from which the syndrome derives its name.
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