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To assess the clinical features, disease course, and outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection across pediatric age groups and identify how they differ from adults.

September 23, 2020Pediatric PulmonologyOpen Access

Coronavirus global pandemic: An overview of current findings among pediatric patients

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To assess the clinical features, disease course, and outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection across pediatric age groups and identify how they differ from adults.
Conducted a comprehensive electronic literature search using PubMed for English-language publications from January 1, 2019, to August 15, 2020.
Identified and reviewed 266 articles covering neonates, children, and adolescents infected with SARS-CoV-2.
Pediatric infections occurred primarily within family clusters and presented with substantially milder clinical disease, better outcomes, and significantly lower mortality compared to adults.
Fever and cough were the most frequent presenting symptoms, with pneumonia identified as the predominant respiratory manifestation.
Diagnostic laboratory and thoracic imaging findings varied widely across patients, and multisystem inflammatory syndrome emerged as a notable severe manifestation.

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Literature review reveals milder symptoms and lower mortality in pediatric COVID-19 cases, highlighting distinct disease progression compared to adults.

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Perikleous et al. (2020) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa92e039d937754ec62dec6 https://doi.org/10.1002/ppul.25087

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Literature review reveals milder symptoms and lower mortality in pediatric COVID-19 cases, highlighting distinct disease progression compared to adults.

Coronavirus global pandemic: An overview of current findings among pediatric patients

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Coronavirus global pandemic: An overview of current findings among pediatric patients

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