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Boakye Yiadom A P, Ameyaw E, Kwame Enimil A, Kumi Hammond C, Paintsil V, Afriyie Ocran A et al . SARS CoV-2 Infection in a Neonate in Ghana: A Case Report. IEM 2021; 7 (3) :271-275
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1- 1. Department of Child Health, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. 2. Directorate of Child Health, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, P. O. Box 1934, Kumasi, Ghana
2- 1. Department of Child Health, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. 2. Directorate of Child Health, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, P. O. Box 1934, Kumasi, Ghana , ekameyaw@yahoo.com
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Backgrounds: The clinical and socioeconomic effects of COVID-19 are still being felt throughout the world. The disease affects people of all age groups, but it is known to have a milder clinical course in children including neonates. There is paucity of data from Sub-Saharan Africa on neonatal COVID-19 infection, and no such case has been reported in the literature in Ghana.
Case presentation: This study presented a case report of a neonate who was found to be positive for COVID-19 infection after presenting symptoms such as respiratory distress, rhinorrhoea, and cough. This neonate was managed with in-hospital standard protocol for sepsis with a focus on pneumonia.
Conclusion: The national guidelines on COVID-19 management were used for the neonate who was recovered and discharged.
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Article Type: Case Report | Subject: Virology
Received: 2021/04/29 | Accepted: 2021/08/7 | Published: 2021/07/31

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