COVID-19 and Treatment and Immunization of Children—The Time to Redefine Pediatric Age Groups is Here

Autor: Pasquale Striano, Klaus Rose, David Neubauer, Oishi Tanjinatus, Jane M. Grant-Kels, Earl B. Ettienne
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal
Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal, Vol 12, Iss 2, p e0010 (2021)
ISSN: 2076-9172
DOI: 10.5041/rmmj.10433
Popis: Children are infected with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as often as adults, but with fewer symptoms. During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS) in children (MIS-C), with symptoms similar to Kawasaki syndrome, was described in young minors testing positive for COVID-19. The United States (US) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defined MIS-C as occurring in
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