TY - JOUR
T1 - Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in adolescents
T2 - An update on current clinical and diagnostic characteristics
AU - De Sanctis, Vincenzo
AU - Ruggiero, Leopoldo
AU - Soliman, Ashraf T.
AU - Daar, Shahina
AU - Di Maio, Salvatore
AU - Kattamis, Christos
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Mattioli 1885.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Summary. The current outbreak of infections with SARS-CoV-2 is defined as Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The clinical symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, fatigue, cough, breathing difficulty that may lead to respiratory distress; a small population of patients may have diarrhea, nausea or vomiting. The highest infection rate occurs in adults; however, neonates, children, and adolescents can also be infected. As the outbreak continues to spread worldwide, attention has switched toward determinants of clinical manifestations and disease severity. The situation surrounding the outbreak is rapidly evolving and the information and recommendations are changing as new information becomes available. This paper summarises the current findings (April 3,2020) from a systematic literature review on the current knowledge of COVID-19 in adolescents (10-19 years according to the WHO definition) and reports the preliminary epidemiological data stated by the Italian National Institute of Health. (www.actabiomedica.it).
AB - Summary. The current outbreak of infections with SARS-CoV-2 is defined as Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The clinical symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, fatigue, cough, breathing difficulty that may lead to respiratory distress; a small population of patients may have diarrhea, nausea or vomiting. The highest infection rate occurs in adults; however, neonates, children, and adolescents can also be infected. As the outbreak continues to spread worldwide, attention has switched toward determinants of clinical manifestations and disease severity. The situation surrounding the outbreak is rapidly evolving and the information and recommendations are changing as new information becomes available. This paper summarises the current findings (April 3,2020) from a systematic literature review on the current knowledge of COVID-19 in adolescents (10-19 years according to the WHO definition) and reports the preliminary epidemiological data stated by the Italian National Institute of Health. (www.actabiomedica.it).
KW - Adolescents
KW - Children
KW - Clinical and diagnostic characteristics
KW - Coronavirus Disease 2019
KW - COVID-19
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U2 - 10.23750/abm.v91i2.9543
DO - 10.23750/abm.v91i2.9543
M3 - Article
C2 - 32420943
AN - SCOPUS:85084936521
SN - 0392-4203
VL - 91
SP - 184
EP - 194
JO - Acta Biomedica
JF - Acta Biomedica
IS - 2
ER -