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http://dx.doi.org/10.14776/piv.2020.27.e10

Epidemiology and Clinical Features of Coronavirus disease 2019 in Children  

Choi, Soo-Han (Department of Pediatrics, Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine)
Kim, Han Wool (Department of Pediatrics, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine)
Kang, Ji-Man (Department of Pediatrics, Severance Children's Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Kim, Dong Hyun (Department of Pediatrics, Inha University Hospital, Inha University School of Medicine)
Cho, Eun Young (Department of Pediatrics, Chungnam National University Hospital)
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Pediatric Infection and Vaccine / v.27, no.1, 2020 , pp. 11-23 More about this Journal
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which started in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and declared a worldwide pandemic on March 11, 2020, is a novel infectious disease that causes respiratory illness and death. Pediatric COVID-19 accounts for a small percentage of patients and is often milder than that in adults; however, it can progress to severe disease in some cases. Even neonates can suffer from COVID-19, and children may spread the disease in the community. This review summarizes what is currently known about COVID-19 in children and adolescents.
Keywords
Coronavirus; COVID-19; Child; Infant; Newborn; Pregnancy;
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