ABSTRACT
The guidelines describe the basic principles of outpatient care for children during the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The presented recommendation developed based on the literature reviews, websites of scientific societies and international proposals. The guidelines concern outpatient care for sick children, children with documented SARS-CoV-2 infection COVID-19 confirmed in the mothers, vaccinations, preventive visits for healthy children, as well as monitoring of the child's safety and mental health. Copyright © 2020, Wydawnictwo Czelej Sp. z o.o.. All rights reserved.
ABSTRACT
The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which causes the disease termed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), emerged in China in early December 2019. The virus has rapidly spread causing a global pandemic with a major burden on the health care system and economy. The outbreak was declared a public health emergency by the World Health Organisation on January 30, 2020. The presented guidelines describe the basic principles of outpatient care for children during the COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2. The guidelines were developed based on the conducted literature review, content from websites of scientific societies, and international recommendations. This paper presents guidelines concerning the outpatient care for sick children, children with a documented SARS-CoV-2 infection, or for children of mothers with confirmed COVID-19. Moreover, the guidelines discuss aspects associated with vaccinations, preventive visits for healthy children, and the monitoring of a child’s safety and mental health status. © 2020 Termedia Publishing House Ltd.. All rights reserved.