Pulmonary imaging in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): a series of 140 Latin American children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which resulted in the worldwide coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic of 2020, has particularly affected Latin America.

Objective

The purpose of the study was to analyze the imaging findings of pulmonary COVID-19 in a large pediatric series.

Materials and methods

Children with SARS-CoV-2 infection confirmed by either quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction from nasopharyngeal swabs or presence of circulating immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies and who underwent chest radiograph or CT or both were included in this retrospective multicenter study. Three pediatric radiologists independently reviewed radiographs and CTs to identify the presence, localization, distributio

SUBMITTER: Ugas-Charcape CF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8012415 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature