Coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) and neonate: What neonatologist need to know
Qi Lu, Yuan Shi
Abstract
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) cause china epidemics with high morbidity and mortality, the infection has been transmitted to other countries. About three neonates and more than 230 children cases are reported. The disease condition of the main children was mild. There is currently no evidence that SARS-CoV-2 can be transmitted transplacentally from mother to the newborn. The treatment strategy for children with Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is based on adult experience. Thus far, no deaths have been reported in the pediatric age group. This review describes the current understanding of COVID-19 infection in newborns and children.
Topics & Concepts
NeonatologyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)MedicineSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus2019-20 coronavirus outbreakDiseasePediatricsVirologyBetacoronavirusIntensive care medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakPregnancyInternal medicineBiologyGeneticsCOVID-19 Impact on ReproductionCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research