Epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of 10 children with coronavirus disease 2019 in Changsha, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The outbreak of a new coronavirus, first reported in Wuhan, China, is spreading around the world. Information on the characteristics of children with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is limited.

Methods

In this retrospective study, we recruited 10 children infected with SARS-COV-2 from January 27 to March 10, 2020, in Changsha, China. We report the epidemiological, clinical, laboratory, and high-resolution CT findings for these children. Qualitative descriptive analysis was used to describe the key results.

Results

Ten children were included. Three were male and seven were female. Three were from Wuhan, Hubei Province, and seven were from Changsha. All had a history of close contact with adults with COVID-19 before the onset of disease. Clinical manifest

SUBMITTER: Tan YP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7195108 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature