SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Infants Less than 90 Days Old.

Mithal, Leena B; Machut, Kerri Z; Muller, William J; Kociolek, Larry K

SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Infants Less than 90 Days Old.

Mithal, Leena B; Machut, Kerri Z; Muller, William J; Kociolek, Larry K.

Mithal LB; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. Electronic address: lmithal@luriechildrens.org.
Machut KZ; Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.
Muller WJ; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.
Kociolek LK; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.

J Pediatr ; 224: 150-152, 2020 Sep.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-611398

ABSTRACT

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This is a single-center US case series of 18 infants <90 days old who tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). These infants had a mild febrile illness without significant pulmonary disease. One-half of the infants were hospitalized; 1 had bacterial urinary tract co-infection. Nasopharyngeal viral loads were notably high. Latinx ethnicity was overrepresented.

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Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis; Fever/diagnosis; Pneumonia, Viral/diagnosis; Betacoronavirus; COVID-19; COVID-19 Testing; Chicago; Clinical Laboratory Techniques; Female; Fever/virology; Hospitalization; Humans; Infant; Male; Pandemics; Patient Admission; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; SARS-CoV-2; Serologic Tests; Urinary Tract Infections/complications; Urinary Tract Infections/microbiology; Viral Load

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COVID-19; neonate

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Coronavirus Infections / Fever Type of study: Diagnostic study / Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Female / Humans / Infant / Male Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English Journal: J Pediatr Year: 2020 Document Type: Article

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