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., Montagnani, C., Dona, D., Meini, A., Felici, E., Vergine, G., Bernardi, S., Giacchero, R., Lo Vecchio, A., Marchisio, P., Nicolini, G., Pierantoni, L., Rabbone, I., Banderali, G., Denina, M., Venturini, E., Krzysztofiak, A., Badolato, R., Bianchini, S., Galli, L., et al.. - In: EUROSURVEILLANCE. - ISSN 1025-496X. - 25:18(2020), pp. 1-4. [10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.18.2000600]

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

Lo Vecchio A.;
2020

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.
2020
Multicentre Italian study of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and adolescents, preliminary data as at 10 April 2020 / Garazzino, S., Montagnani, C., Dona, D., Meini, A., Felici, E., Vergine, G., Bernardi, S., Giacchero, R., Lo Vecchio, A., Marchisio, P., Nicolini, G., Pierantoni, L., Rabbone, I., Banderali, G., Denina, M., Venturini, E., Krzysztofiak, A., Badolato, R., Bianchini, S., Galli, L., et al.. - In: EUROSURVEILLANCE. - ISSN 1025-496X. - 25:18(2020), pp. 1-4. [10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.18.2000600]
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