March 2, 2020

A Case Series of children with 2019 novel coronavirus infection: clinical and epidemiological features

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

• Authors describe a case series of 10 pediatric COVID-19 patients in China. Epidemiologic characteristics of each case, including potential sources of infection, and detailed clinical features are provided. While symptoms were generally mild, prolonged viral shedding was observed in respiratory and fecal samples. 

Jiehao et al. (Feb 28, 2020) A Case Series of children with 2019 novel coronavirus infection: clinical and epidemiological features. Clin Infect Dis. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa198