Clinical and laboratory findings of infection in confirmed and probable Covid-19 infected pregnant women
Thirty four women in confirmed and probable groups were delivered and 15 women continued their pregnancy by the end of study. As illustrated in Table 1, fever (53.06%, 95%CI:39.08, 67.03) was the most frequently observed symptom, followed by dry cough (46.93%, 95% CI:32.96, 60.91), dyspnea (48.97%, 95% CI: 34.98, 62.97) and myalgia (25.80%, 95% CI:11.85, 44.61). A total of six (12.24%, 95% CI: 4.62, 24.76) patients had decreased oxygen saturation. The most frequent abnormality in laboratory tests included: Raised CRP (63.26%, 95% CI: 49.76, 76.76), leukocytosis (white blood cell count >11×109/L) (44.89%, 95% CI: 30.97, 58.82), and lymphopenia (32.65%, 95% CI: 19.52, 45.78). There was no difference between confirmed and probable cases in terms of CRP (p= 0.227),leukocytosis (p= 0.354), and lymphopenia(p= 0.416) an as well as other clinical and paraclinical findings(Table 1) . Two patients (4.08%, 95% CI: 0.41, 13.97)were admitted to intensive care unit none of which required intubation and invasive ventilation.