J Pediatr A Pediatric Emergency Department Protocol to Avoid Intrahospital Spread of SARS-CoV-2 During the Outbreak in Bergamo, Italy

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J Pediatr


. 2020 Apr 21;S0022-3476(20)30470-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.04.026. Online ahead of print.
A Pediatric Emergency Department Protocol to Avoid Intrahospital Spread of SARS-CoV-2 During the Outbreak in Bergamo, Italy


Emanuele Nicastro ¹ , Angelo Mazza ² , Annalisa Gervasoni ² , Angelo Di Giorgio ¹ , Lorenzo D'Antiga ³



Affiliations

• PMID: 32444223
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.04.026

Abstract

The pandemic of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 disease affected Northern Italy, spreading from the Bergamo province to the entire country. During reorganization of our emergency department to support patients presenting with coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 disease, we aimed to evaluate whether children play a role in intrahospital spread of the infection.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; children; coronavirus; emergency department; healthcare workers.