Clinical Presentation and Features of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children

摘要

Among 171 confirmed cases, common symptoms were cough, pharyngeal erythema and fever, while 16% were asymptomatic. To identify the clinical features and shortterm outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children, researchers described cases treated in Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the current pandemic. Of 1391 children assessed between January 28 and February 26,2020,171 children (12%) were confirmed to have SARS-CoV-2 infection: 60% were boys, the median age was 7 years, and age ranged from 1 day to 15 years. Twenty-seven (16%) of the confirmed cases were asymptomatic without pneumonia.