A Pediatric Infectious Disease Perspective on COVID-19.
Clin Infect Dis
; 72(9): 1660-1666, 2021 05 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-696894
ABSTRACT
This review highlights the clinical and epidemiologic characteristics of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in children and neonates and contrasts these features with other common respiratory viruses. Although the majority of infections in children are mild, there are many important, as yet, unanswered questions (specifically, the attack rate in children and the role of children as vectors of infection) that will have a major impact on disease in adults. There are no distinctive clinical characteristics that will allow the infectious disease consultant to make the diagnosis without laboratory testing. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) appears to be less common, with lower morbidity and mortality than respiratory syncytial virus or influenza, and causes less-severe disease in children with cancer than these more common viruses. The range of severity of infection during pregnancy is comparable to infection in nonpregnant cohorts. Intrauterine infection has been documented but is uncommon. A theme of less-severe disease in individuals with modulated immune systems is emerging.
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Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Viruses
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Communicable Diseases
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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Pregnancy
Language:
English
Journal:
Clin Infect Dis
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Cid
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