An increasing public health burden arising from children infected with SARS- CoV2: a systematic review and meta- analysis

August 5, 2020

Zheng, B., Wang, H. and Yu, C

Pedicatric Pulmonology

This systematic review included the results of 14 studies (1 from Spain and 13 from China), with data on COVID-19 in a total of 410 children. The analysis found that across all of the studies, 40% of the COVID-19 cases in children were asymptomatic and 84% of child cases also had a family member with a confirm diagnosis, indicating a family cluster infection. Ten percent (10%) of children with COVID-19 were found to have coinfections; the most common pathogens detected among coinfections were influenza or parainfluenza viruses and Mycoplasma pneumonia.

Zheng, B., Wang, H. and Yu, C. (2020), An increasing public health burden arising from children infected with SARS‐CoV2: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Pediatric Pulmonology. Accepted Author Manuscript. doi:10.1002/ppul.25008

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