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. 2020 Feb 28:ciaa198. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa198

A Case Series of children with 2019 novel coronavirus infection: clinical and epidemiological features

Jiehao Cai 1,2, Jing Xu 2,2, Daojiong Lin 3,2, zhi Yang 4, Lei Xu 5, Zhenghai Qu 5, Yuehua Zhang 6, Hua Zhang 7, Ran Jia 2, pengcheng Liu 2, Xiangshi Wang 1, Yanling Ge 1, Aimei Xia 1, He Tian 1, Hailing Chang 1, Chuning Wang 1, Jingjing Li 1, Jianshe Wang 1, Mei Zeng 1,
PMCID: PMC7108143  PMID: 32112072

Abstract

We first described the 2019 novel coronavirus infection in 10 children occurring in areas other than Wuhan. The coronavirus diseases in children are usually mild and epidemiological exposure is a key clue to recognize pediatric case. Prolonged virus shedding is observed in respiratory tract and feces at the convalescent stage.

Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus, coronavirus diseases, children


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