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. 2020 Oct 30:piaa135. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piaa135

COVID-19 Pandemic Preparedness in a United Kingdom Tertiary and Quaternary Children’s Hospital: Tales of the Unexpected

Nele Alders 1,#, Justin Penner 1,#,, Karlie Grant 1, Charlotte Patterson 2, Jane Hassell 3,4, Nathalie MacDermott 1,3,5, Sian Pincott 3, Alasdair Bamford 1,6, Pascale du Pré 7, Mae Johnson 7, Karyn Moshal 1
PMCID: PMC7665664  PMID: 33125067

Abstract

We describe the adaptive coping strategies required in the management of a heterogeneous group of SARS-CoV-2 paediatric patients. The diverse range of presentations, presenting in distinct phenotypic waves, exemplified the importance of preparedness for the unknown. Lessons learned will be essential in planning for a likely second wave of SARS-CoV-2.

Keywords: Epidemiology, Virology, Health Services Research


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