1. Update on recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children
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Jun Wang, Weihua Gan, Bin Yuan, Chao Lu, Deyu Zhao, Man Tian, Xia Zhao, Han Li, Shouchuan Wang, Mingfu Wu, Jianhui Gu, Peiliang Luo, Ying Li, Yinying Yao, and Hongjun Miao
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0301 basic medicine ,Pediatrics ,viruses ,Disease ,Review ,medicine.disease_cause ,Severity of Illness Index ,Lopinavir ,COVID-19 Testing ,0302 clinical medicine ,Medical microbiology ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Child ,Coronavirus ,Alanine ,virus diseases ,General Medicine ,Lower incidence ,Drug Combinations ,Infectious Diseases ,Practice Guidelines as Topic ,RNA, Viral ,Coronavirus Infections ,Hydroxychloroquine ,Microbiology (medical) ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Fever ,Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ,Pneumonia, Viral ,030106 microbiology ,Antiviral Agents ,Update ,Betacoronavirus ,03 medical and health sciences ,Ribavirin ,medicine ,Humans ,Pandemics ,National health ,Ritonavir ,Clinical Laboratory Techniques ,SARS-CoV-2 ,business.industry ,COVID-19 ,Interferon-alpha ,Outbreak ,New coronavirus ,Recommendation ,medicine.disease ,Adenosine Monophosphate ,Diagnosis and treatment ,Pneumonia ,Early Diagnosis ,Cough ,Asymptomatic Diseases ,Tomography, X-Ray Computed ,business ,Biomarkers - Abstract
Since the outbreak of novel coronavirus infection pneumonia in Wuhan City, China, in late 2019, such cases have been gradually reported in other parts of China and abroad. Children have become susceptible to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) because of their immature immune function. As the outbreak has progressed, more cases of novel coronavirus infection/pneumonia in children have been reported. Compared with adults, the impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children is less severe, with a lower incidence and susceptibility in children, which results in fewer children being tested, thereby underestimating the actual number of infections. Therefore, strengthening the diagnosis of the disease is particularly important for children, and early and clear diagnosis can determine treatment strategies and reduce the harm caused by the disease to children. According to the Novel Coronavirus Infection Pneumonia Diagnosis and Treatment Standards (trial version 7) issued by National Health Committee and the latest diagnosis and treatment strategies for novel coronavirus infection pneumonia in children, this review summarizes current strategies on diagnosis and treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children.
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- 2020
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