Children and COVID-19: Microbiological and immunological insights

Danilo Buonsenso; Michela Sali; Davide Pata; Cristina De Rose; Maurizio Sanguinetti; Piero Valentini; Giovanni Delogu

doi:10.1002/ppul.24978

Children and COVID-19: Microbiological and immunological insights

Danilo Buonsenso, Michela Sali, Davide Pata, Cristina De Rose, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Piero Valentini, Giovanni Delogu

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Abstract

Since its first description in China, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has spread worldwide being declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. More than 10.3 million people have been infected and more than 506 000 people died. However, SARS-CoV-2 had a lower impact on the pediatric population. Only about 1% to 2% of infected people are children and few deaths under the age of 14 are described so far. In this article, we discuss microbiological and immunological characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children highlighting the main differences from adult SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2547-2555
Number of pages	9
Journal	Pediatric Pulmonology
Volume	55
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ppul.24978
Publication status	Published - Oct 1 2020

Keywords

children
COVID-19
immunology
novel coronavirus
SARS-CoV-2

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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