Neonatal COVID-19: little evidence and the need for more information
Renato S. Procianoy, Rita C. Silveira, Paolo Manzoni, Guilherme SantʼAnna
Abstract
Based on available reports (up to the writing of this editorial) and on scientific data reported by China, Italy, and the United States, newborn infants appear to be significantly less affected by COVID-19 than adults. 1---3However, the lack of high-quality evidence for this situation and the steadfast pace of new and conflicting information has been an overall challenge to all medical specialties, including neonatal intensive care.In reality, the current knowledge on neonatal severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is limited.Therefore, several questions remain unanswered, while at the same time the neonatal community needs to take action.Not surprisingly, this has caused significant stress amongst neonatal health care providers.All over the world, a number of important groups have been diligently working on the development of protocols and guidelines for the neonatal COVID-19 outbreak. 4---7 In