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Pediatr Pulmonol
. 2020 Jul 25.
doi: 10.1002/ppul.24978. Online ahead of print.
Children and COVID-19: microbiological and immunological insights
Danilo Buonsenso[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Michela Sali[SUP] 3 4 [/SUP], Davide Pata[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Cristina De Rose[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Maurizio Sanguinetti[SUP] 3 4 [/SUP], Piero Valentini[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Giovanni Delogu[SUP] 3 5 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Since its first description in China, Sars-CoV-2 has spread worldwide being declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. More than 10.3 million people have been infected and more than 506.000 people died. However, Sars-CoV-2 had a lower impact on the pediatric population. Only about 1-2% of infected people are children and few deaths under the age of 14 are described so far. In this article, we discuss microbiological and immunological characteristics of Sars-CoV-2 infection in children highlighting main differences from adult Sars-CoV-2 infection. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Keywords: COVID-19; Sars-CoV-2; children; immunology; novel coronavirus.
. 2020 Jul 25.
doi: 10.1002/ppul.24978. Online ahead of print.
Children and COVID-19: microbiological and immunological insights
Danilo Buonsenso[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Michela Sali[SUP] 3 4 [/SUP], Davide Pata[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Cristina De Rose[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Maurizio Sanguinetti[SUP] 3 4 [/SUP], Piero Valentini[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Giovanni Delogu[SUP] 3 5 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32710652
- DOI: 10.1002/ppul.24978
Abstract
Since its first description in China, Sars-CoV-2 has spread worldwide being declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. More than 10.3 million people have been infected and more than 506.000 people died. However, Sars-CoV-2 had a lower impact on the pediatric population. Only about 1-2% of infected people are children and few deaths under the age of 14 are described so far. In this article, we discuss microbiological and immunological characteristics of Sars-CoV-2 infection in children highlighting main differences from adult Sars-CoV-2 infection. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Keywords: COVID-19; Sars-CoV-2; children; immunology; novel coronavirus.