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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Jahangir, Maha
• Nawaz, Marrium
• Nanjiani, Deedar
• Siddiqui, Mishal S

Titel

Clinical manifestations and outcomes of COVID-19 in the paediatric population: a systematic review

Ist Teil von

• Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi, 2021-02, Vol.27 (1), p.35

Ort / Verlag

Hong Kong: Hong Kong Academy of Medicine

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

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Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Objective: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the respiratory illness caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, has affected hundreds of thousands of people. We aim to report the distribution of cases, prevalence, and clinical, radiological, and laboratory signs and outcomes of COVID-19 in paediatric patients. Moreover, we intend to evaluate neonatal clinical outcomes. Hence, our age range of interest is 0 to 19 years. Methods: A systematic literature review was conducted using the Medline database to identify papers published between 1 December 2019 and 9 April 2020 on COVID-19. Results: The search identified 27 relevant scientific papers and letters. The review showed that the prevalence of COVID-19 in the paediatric population accounts for a small percentage of patients, whose clinical signs and symptoms are often milder than those of adults. Despite better prognosis and low mortality in children, the disease can progress to severe pneumonia in some cases, especially in the presence of c