title: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection During Pregnancy: A Report of 5 Cases From Saudi Arabia.
abstract: Little is known about the effects of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) during pregnancy. In Saudi Arabia, 5 cases of MERS-CoV infection among pregnant women were reviewed, and all cases resulted in adverse outcomes. MERS-CoV infection during pregnancy may be associated with maternal and perinatal disease and death.
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Assiri
authors.affiliation: National Center for Immunizations and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Glen R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Abedi
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Malak
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al Masri
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Abdulaziz
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bin Saeed
authors.affiliation: National Center for Immunizations and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Susan I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Gerber
authors.affiliation: National Center for Immunizations and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: John T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Watson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D065207:Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012529:Saudi Arabia
keywords: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus; Saudi Arabia; infectious disease transmission; perinatal mortality; pregnancy