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Two Cases of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Pediatric Oncohematologic Patients in Spain.
- Source :
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The Pediatric infectious disease journal [Pediatr Infect Dis J] 2020 Nov; Vol. 39 (11), pp. 1040-1042. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Since December 2019, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection has spread worldwide. We all are concerned about immunocompromised children, especially hematologic and oncologic pediatric patients. We want to share our experience with 2 pediatric cancer patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. Both presented mild disease and good outcome. No respiratory symptoms were identified, but both developed diarrhea, one probably secondary to lopinavir/ritonavir. Pediatric cancer patients may have milder disease than adults, but larger studies are needed to make conclusions.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Betacoronavirus isolation & purification
COVID-19
Child
Child, Preschool
Coronavirus Infections drug therapy
Coronavirus Infections epidemiology
Diarrhea etiology
Diarrhea virology
Female
Humans
Kidney Neoplasms epidemiology
Lopinavir therapeutic use
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral drug therapy
Pneumonia, Viral epidemiology
Ritonavir therapeutic use
SARS-CoV-2
Sarcoma, Ewing epidemiology
Spain epidemiology
Wilms Tumor epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections diagnosis
Kidney Neoplasms virology
Pneumonia, Viral diagnosis
Sarcoma, Ewing virology
Wilms Tumor virology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1532-0987
- Volume :
- 39
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Pediatric infectious disease journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 32773656
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000002841