March 12, 2020

Detection of Covid-19 in Children in Early January 2020 in Wuhan, China

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

• This retrospective analysis of 366 children hospitalized in Wuhan early in the COVID-19 outbreak found that the most frequent pathogen identified was influenza A. 6 patients tested positive for COVID-19, presenting with moderate-to-severe symptoms. The findings indicate the COVID-19 infections in children were occurring early in the epidemic. 

Liu et al (Mar 12, 2020). Detection of Covid-19 in Children in Early January 2020 in Wuhan, China. The New England Journal of Medicine. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2003717