Clinical Experience With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2–Related Illness in Children: Hospital Experience in Cape Town, South Africa

Abstract Background Children seem relatively protected from serious severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)–related disease, but little is known about children living in settings with high tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) burden. This study reflects clinical d...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical infectious diseases 2021-06, Vol.72 (12), p.e938-e944
Hauptverfasser: van der Zalm, Marieke M, Lishman, Juanita, Verhagen, Lilly M, Redfern, Andrew, Smit, Liezl, Barday, Mikhail, Ruttens, Dries, da Costa, A’ishah, van Jaarsveld, Sandra, Itana, Justina, Schrueder, Neshaad, Van Schalkwyk, Marije, Parker, Noor, Appel, Ilse, Fourie, Barend, Claassen, Mathilda, Workman, Jessica J, Goussard, Pierre, Van Zyl, Gert, Rabie, Helena
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Background Children seem relatively protected from serious severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)–related disease, but little is known about children living in settings with high tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) burden. This study reflects clinical data on South African children with SARS-CoV-2. Methods We collected clinical data of children aged
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
1537-6591
DOI:10.1093/cid/ciaa1666