Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and respiratory syncytial virus coinfection in children

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which has infected many people around the world. Children are considered an important target group for SARS-CoV-2, as well as other viral infections such as respiratory syncytial virus infe...

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Autores principales: Zandi, Milad, Soltani, Saber, Fani, Mona, Abbasi, Samaneh, Ebrahimi, Saeedeh, Ramezani, Ali
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency 2021
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8561020/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34719220
http://dx.doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2021.0140
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Sumario:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which has infected many people around the world. Children are considered an important target group for SARS-CoV-2, as well as other viral infections such as respiratory syncytial virus infection. Both SARS-CoV-2 and respiratory syncytial virus can affect the respiratory tract. Coinfection of SARS-CoV-2 and respiratory syncytial virus can pose significant challenges in terms of diagnosis and treatment in children. This review compares the symptoms, diagnostic methods, and treatment of COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus infection in children.

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