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Characteristics of children with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in Indonesia

OBJECTIVE: COVID‐19 in children poses a significant challenge due to the atypical/asymptomatic presentations. The study is aimed to help understand clinical characteristics in Indonesian children for better management and control of transmission. METHODS: clinical characteristics of children with co...

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Autores principales: Soebandrio, Amin, Kusumaningrum, Tina, Yudhaputri, Frilasita A., Oktavianthi, Sukma, Malik, Safarina G., Myint, Khin Saw Aye
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8193971/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35262013
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcvp.2021.100027
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: COVID‐19 in children poses a significant challenge due to the atypical/asymptomatic presentations. The study is aimed to help understand clinical characteristics in Indonesian children for better management and control of transmission. METHODS: clinical characteristics of children with confirmed COVID‐19 were retrospectively analysed from the database dating from March to November 2020. RESULTS: the study revealed a high prevalence (67.3%) of asymptomatic cases from contact tracing population. The most common symptoms in children with confirmed COVID‐19 were cough and fatigue. Among symptomatic patients, 14/21 (66.7%) had either radiological and/or clinical evidence of pneumonia. CONCLUSION: children with respiratory symptoms especially those with contact history should be screened for possible COVID‐19 infection regardless of disease severity.