SARS-CoV-2 infection and corona virus disease 2019 in pediatrics

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Guillermo Zepeda F.
Neumólogo Pediatra, Departamento de Pediatría y Cirugía Infantil Norte, Facultad de Medicina Universidad de Chile
Lorena Tapia F.
Pediatra, Viróloga, Departamento de Pediatría y Cirugía Infantil Norte y Programa de Virología, ICBM, Facultad de Medicina Universidad de Chile
Paula Ortiz F.
Intensivista Pediátrico, Hospital Roberto del Río

Abstract

SARS-CoV-2 infection (and the disease it causes: COVID-19), is less frequent and milder in the pediatric population. The reasons behind this milder clinical expression are under investigation. Never-theless, children are still susceptible to be infected, to develop symptoms and disease, and to transmit the virus. In this article, we review the information about COVID-19 in children, including epidemio-logy, etiopathogenesis, diagnostic approach, clinical outcomes and treatment.

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Keywords.

Children, COVID-19, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, coronavirus 2, Pediatrics

Issue
Vol. 36 No. 2 (2020): Revista Chilena de Enfermedades Respiratorias
Section
REVIEWS
Copyright.
Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

Zepeda F., G., Tapia F., L., & Ortiz F., P. (2020). SARS-CoV-2 infection and corona virus disease 2019 in pediatrics. Revista Chilena De Enfermedades Respiratorias, 36(2), 122–132. Retrieved from https://revchilenfermrespir.cl/index.php/RChER/article/view/910

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