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. 2020 Nov;31 Suppl 26(Suppl 26):82-84.
doi: 10.1111/pai.13355.

Defining the clinical phenotype of COVID-19 in children

Vania Giacomet  1 , Marta Stracuzzi  1 , Laura Paradiso  2 , Maria Elisabetta Di Cosimo  1 , Valeria Rubinacci  1 , GianVincenzo Zuccotti  1   2
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Defining the clinical phenotype of COVID-19 in children

Vania Giacomet et al. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2020 Nov.

Abstract

On January 7, 2020, a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) was identified as the causative agent of a cluster of pneumonia of unknown origin detected in Wuhan City by Chinese authorities. Since SARS-CoV-2 discovery, the corresponding disease (COVID-19) has rapidly expanded throughout the globe, making as a consequence the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring a pandemic. As of May 19, 2020, over 4.806.299 cases of COVID-19 had been confirmed worldwide, with more than 318.599 deaths.

Keywords: COVID-19; Italy; SARS-CoV-2; children.

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The authors have no competing interests to declare.

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