A Case Series of Children With 2019 Novel Coronavirus Infection: Clinical and Epidemiological Features

Abstract We first described the 2019 novel coronavirus infection in 10 children occurring in areas other than Wuhan. The coronavirus diseases in children are usually mild and epidemiological exposure is a key clue to recognize pediatric case. Prolonged virus shedding is observed in respiratory tract...

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Published inClinical infectious diseases Vol. 71; no. 6; pp. 1547 - 1551
Main Authors Jiehao, Cai, Jin, Xu, Daojiong, Lin, Zhi, Yang, Lei, Xu, Zhenghai, Qu, Yuehua, Zhang, Hua, Zhang, Ran, Jia, Pengcheng, Liu, Xiangshi, Wang, Yanling, Ge, Aimei, Xia, He, Tian, Hailing, Chang, Chuning, Wang, Jingjing, Li, Jianshe, Wang, Mei, Zeng
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published US Oxford University Press 12.09.2020
Subjects
Betacoronavirus
Brief Report
Child
Child, Preschool
China - epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections - virology
COVID-19
Feces - virology
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral - virology
Respiratory System - virology
SARS-CoV-2
Virus Shedding
China
2019 novel coronavirus
children
coronavirus diseases
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Summary:Abstract We first described the 2019 novel coronavirus infection in 10 children occurring in areas other than Wuhan. The coronavirus diseases in children are usually mild and epidemiological exposure is a key clue to recognize pediatric case. Prolonged virus shedding is observed in respiratory tract and feces at the convalescent stage.
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ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
1537-6591
DOI:10.1093/cid/ciaa198