Data on features of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in children and adolescents are scarce. We report preliminary results of an Italian multicentre study comprising 168 laboratory-confirmed paediatric cases (median: 2.3 years, range: 1 day-17.7 years, 55.9% males), of which 67.9% were hospitalised and 19.6% had comorbidities. Fever was the most common symptom, gastrointestinal manifestations were frequent; two children required intensive care, five had seizures, 49 received experimental treatments and all recovered.

Multicentre Italian study of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and adolescents, preliminary data as at 10 April 2020

Garazzino S.;Rabbone I.;Denina M.;Tovo P. -A.;Pruccoli G.;Ramenghi U.;
2020-01-01

Abstract

Data on features of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in children and adolescents are scarce. We report preliminary results of an Italian multicentre study comprising 168 laboratory-confirmed paediatric cases (median: 2.3 years, range: 1 day-17.7 years, 55.9% males), of which 67.9% were hospitalised and 19.6% had comorbidities. Fever was the most common symptom, gastrointestinal manifestations were frequent; two children required intensive care, five had seizures, 49 received experimental treatments and all recovered.
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https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.18.2000600
SARS-CoV-2 infection; children; covid-19; hydroxychloroquine; pneumonia; Adolescent; Antiviral Agents; Betacoronavirus; COVID-19; COVID-19 Testing; Child; Child, Preschool; Chronic Disease; Clinical Laboratory Techniques; Coinfection; Comorbidity; Coronavirus; Coronavirus Infections; Diarrhea; Disease Outbreaks; Feces; Female; Fever; Hospitals, Pediatric; Humans; Immunocompromised Host; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Italy; Male; Noninvasive Ventilation; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral; Protease Inhibitors; Retrospective Studies; SARS-CoV-2; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome; Treatment Outcome
Garazzino S.; Montagnani C.; Dona D.; Meini A.; Felici E.; Vergine G.; Bernardi S.; Giacchero R.; Vecchio A.L.; Marchisio P.; Nicolini G.; Pierantoni ...espandi
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