Akin, Ilke MunganKanburoglu, Mehmet KenanTayman, CuneytOncel, Mehmet YektaImdadoglu, TimucinDilek, MustafaYaman, AkanNarter, FatmaEr, IlkayKahveci, HasanErdeve, OmerKoc, EsinGrp, Neo-Covid Study2023-02-212023-02-212022-01-0110.1007/s00431-021-04358-8https://hdl.handle.net/11443/2862http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00431-021-04358-8The literature on neonates with SARS-CoV-2 is mainly concerned with perinatal cases, and scanty data are available about environmentally infected neonates. To fill knowledge gaps on the course and prognosis of neonatal cases, we analyzed 1-year data from the Turkish Neonatal Society in this prospective cohort study of neonates with postnatal transmission. Data from 44 neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), of neonates with positive RT-PCR results at days 5-28 of life, were extracted from the online registry system and analyzed. Of 176 cases, most were term infants with normal birth weight. Fever was the most common symptom (64.2\%), followed by feeding intolerance (25.6\%), and cough (21.6\%). The median length of hospitalization was 9 days, with approximately one quarter of infants receiving some type of ventilatory support. Myocarditis (5.7\%) was the most common complication during follow-up. Among the clinical findings, cough (odds ratio {[}OR]: 9.52, 95\% confidence interval {[}CI]: 4.17-21.71), tachypnea (OR: 26.5, 95\% CI: 9.59-73.19), and chest retractions (OR: 27.5, 95\% CI: 5.96-126.96) were associated with more severe clinical disease. Also, there were significant differences in the C-reactive protein level, prothrombin time (PT), partial thromboplastin time, international normalized ratio, and days in the NICU (p = 0.002, p = 0.012, p = 0.034, p = 0.008, and p < 0.001, respectively) between patients with mild-moderate and severe-critical presentations. A PT above 14 s was a significant predictor of severe/critical cases, with a sensitivity of 64\% and specificity of 73\%. Conclusions: Our data showed that late-onset COVID-19 infection in neonates who need hospitalization can be severe, showing associations with high rates of ventilatory support and myocarditis. Cough, tachypnea, and retractions on admission suggest a severe disease course.SARS-CoV-2COVID-19NewbornPostnatalEpidemiologic and clinical characteristics of neonates with late-onset COVID-19: 1-year data of Turkish Neonatal SocietyArticleWOS:000745396400001