Abstract
The most common symptoms of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in children are fever and cough, which are present in approximately 59% of cases (). Other symptoms include bloating, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. Although the evolution is generally benign, the clinical picture of SARS-CoV-2 infection in neonates is still poorly understood (). It is always necessary to consider that severe respiratory distress can also occur in other conditions that are inherent to pulmonary immaturity at [...]
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I Departamento de Pediatria, Faculdade de Medicina (FMUSP), Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
The most common symptoms of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in children are fever and cough, which are present in approximately 59% of cases [1]
It is always necessary to consider that severe respiratory distress can occur in other conditions that are inherent to pulmonary immaturity at this stage of life
Summary
Age at oral swab collection (days) GA (weeks) BW (grams) Fever (duration) Respiratory distress (duration) Nasal congestion and runny nose Decrease in O2 pulse saturation Need for inhaled O2 (duration) Hematochezia (duration) Bradycardia (duration) Hypocalcemia (duration) Prematurity Grade II intracranial hemorrhage Anemia Need for blood transfusion Urinary tract infection Length of stay (days)
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