Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Newborns and Very Young Infants
Pauline Meslin, Clara Guiomard, Mouna Chouakria, Julie C. Porcher, Frédérique Duquesne, Catherine Tiprez, Neila Zemouri
Abstract
We present here a series of 6 infants hospitalized for coronavirus disease 2019 infection from March 14 to March 30, 5 of them are newborns. All 6 patients presented with fever, it was the main symptom for all of them. Only one of them needed oxygen; the others were hospitalized for surveillance but did not need specific care. In our series, coronavirus disease 2019 infection is mostly mild in neonates.
Topics & Concepts
CoronavirusDiseaseMedicinePediatricsCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)PandemicSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakVirologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)Internal medicineOutbreakCOVID-19 Impact on ReproductionPregnancy and preeclampsia studiesCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies