Multicentre Italian study of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and adolescents, preliminary data as at 10 April 2020

Garazzino, S.; Montagnani, C.; Dona, D.; Meini, A.; Felici, E.; Vergine, G.; Bernardi, S.; Giacchero, R.; Lo Vecchio, A.; Marchisio, P.; Nicolini, G.; Pierantoni, L.; Rabbone, I.; Banderali, G.; Denina, M.; Venturini, E.; Krzysztofiak, A.; Badolato, R.; Bianchini, S.; Galli, L.; Villani, A.; Castelli-Gattinara, G.; Chiappini, E; The Italian Sitip-Sip Pediatric Infection Study Group,

doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.18.2000600

Data on features of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in children and adolescents are scarce. We report preliminary results of an Italian multicentre study comprising 168 laboratory-confirmed paediatric cases (median: 2.3 years, range: 1 day-17.7 years, 55.9% males), of which 67.9% were hospitalised and 19.6% had comorbidities. Fever was the most common symptom, gastrointestinal manifestations were frequent; two children required intensive care, five had seizures, 49 received experimental treatments and all recovered.

Multicentre Italian study of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and adolescents, preliminary data as at 10 April 2020 / Garazzino S.; Montagnani C.; Dona D.; Meini A.; Felici E.; Vergine G.; Bernardi S.; Giacchero R.; Lo Vecchio A.; Marchisio P.; Nicolini G.; Pierantoni L.; Rabbone I.; Banderali G.; Denina M.; Venturini E.; Krzysztofiak A.; Badolato R.; Bianchini S.; Galli L.; Villani A.; Castelli-Gattinara G.; Chiappini E; The Italian Sitip-Sip Pediatric Infection Study Group. - In: EUROSURVEILLANCE. - ISSN 1560-7917. - ELETTRONICO. - 25:(2020), pp. 2-5. [10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.18.2000600]