Screening for SARS-CoV-2 infection in pediatric oncology patients during the epidemic peak in Italy

Affiliations

¹ Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Department of Mother and Child, Azienda Ospedaliera, Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy.
² Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
³ Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Oncology and Haematology Unit "Lalla Seràgnoli", Sant' Orsola Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy.
⁵ Hemato-Oncology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy.
⁶ Pediatric Hematology Oncology and BMT Unit, Ospedale dei bambini, Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy.
⁷ Hematology-Oncology Department, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Unit, Santo Spirito Hospital, Pescara, Italy.
⁸ Department of Pediatrics, Regional Hospital of Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy.
⁹ Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliera Brotzu, Cagliari, Italy.
¹⁰ Pediatric Oncology Hematology, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia, Italy.
¹¹ Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Hospital, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy.
¹² Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Fondazione MBBM, Milano Bicocca University, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy.
¹³ Pediatric Onco-Hematology, Department of Pediatrics, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Parma, Italy.
¹⁴ Clinic of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.

Comment

Simone Cesaro et al. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2020 Aug.

. 2020 Aug;67(8):e28466.

doi: 10.1002/pbc.28466. Epub 2020 Jun 15.

¹ Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Department of Mother and Child, Azienda Ospedaliera, Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy.
² Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
³ Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Oncology and Haematology Unit "Lalla Seràgnoli", Sant' Orsola Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy.
⁵ Hemato-Oncology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy.
⁶ Pediatric Hematology Oncology and BMT Unit, Ospedale dei bambini, Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy.
⁷ Hematology-Oncology Department, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Unit, Santo Spirito Hospital, Pescara, Italy.
⁸ Department of Pediatrics, Regional Hospital of Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy.
⁹ Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliera Brotzu, Cagliari, Italy.
¹⁰ Pediatric Oncology Hematology, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia, Italy.
¹¹ Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Hospital, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy.
¹² Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Fondazione MBBM, Milano Bicocca University, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy.
¹³ Pediatric Onco-Hematology, Department of Pediatrics, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Parma, Italy.
¹⁴ Clinic of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.

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Clinical features of severe pediatric patients with coronavirus disease 2019 in Wuhan: a single center's observational study.
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