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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 Cai1,2, Jing Xu2,2, Daojiong Lin3,2, zhi Yang4, Lei Xu5, Zhenghai Qu5, Yuehua Zhang6, Hua Zhang7, Ran Jia2, pengcheng Liu2, Xiangshi Wang1, Yanling Ge1, Aimei Xia1, He Tian1, Hailing Chang1, Chuning Wang1, Jingjing Li1, Jianshe Wang1, Mei Zeng1,
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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