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

• Published in: Clinical 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
• Language: English
• 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

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...