Severe Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Testing Positive for Current or Recent COVID-19 Infection

Severe Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Testing Positive for Current or Recent COVID-19 Infection

COVID 19 has resulted in a global and economic catastrophe unlike anything seen in 100 years. [...]recently, we thought children were mostly spared from the disease, or if they did acquire it, cases would be mild and short-lived. According to CHLA (2020), the current treatment for MIS-C is a similar...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric nursing 2020-05, Vol.46 (3), p.109-110
1. Verfasser: Rollins, Judy A
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Child Health
Children & youth
Childrens health
Communicable Diseases
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Critical care
Disease control
Emergency preparedness
Emergency Programs
Health care
Hospitals
Infections
Infectious diseases
Inflammation
Intensive care
Kawasaki disease
Pandemics
Pediatrics
Rheumatology
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Zusammenfassung:COVID 19 has resulted in a global and economic catastrophe unlike anything seen in 100 years. [...]recently, we thought children were mostly spared from the disease, or if they did acquire it, cases would be mild and short-lived. According to CHLA (2020), the current treatment for MIS-C is a similar protocol to what is used to treat Kawasaki disease. The CDC is requesting heath care providers to report suspected cases to public health authorities to better characterize this newly recognized condition in the pediatric population.
ISSN:0097-9805