Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness
March 25, 2020
Clinical Characteristics of Children with Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Hubei, China.
Category: Article Summary
Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting
- In this cross-sectional study of 25 pediatric patients in Hubei province, China, the authors find that while children were still susceptible to COVID-19, the clinical presentations and outcomes were mostly favorable when compared to adults.
- Extra attention during home-care and hospitalization treatment may be needed in the younger age-group that accounted for majority of the cases as well as critical cases in this study.
Zheng et al. (March 24, 2020). Clinical Characteristics of Children with Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Hubei, China. Curr Med Sci. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11596-020-2172-6