Clinical features, laboratory findings and persistence of virus in 10 children with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Background: A pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) has rapidly spread across the globe. Although many articles have established the clinical characteristics of adult COVID-19 patients so far, limited data are available for children. The aim of this study was to reveal the clinical feat...
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Hong Jiang Hongbin Cheng Qing Cao Anxing Fei Ming Yuan Lixia Zhang Shinuan Fei Jun Li Shixiong Yang Jiang Wu Qihua Fu Sheng Li Xiaoqing Zhang Clinical features, laboratory findings and persistence of virus in 10 children with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Biomedical Journal Coronavirus COVID-19 Children |
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Clinical features, laboratory findings and persistence of virus in 10 children with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) |
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Background: A pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) has rapidly spread across the globe. Although many articles have established the clinical characteristics of adult COVID-19 patients so far, limited data are available for children. The aim of this study was to reveal the clinical features, laboratory findings and nucleic acid test results of ten pediatric cases. Methods: In this retrospective single-center cohort study, pediatric cases with COVID-19 infection were consecutively enrolled in one hospital in Huangshi, China from January 1 to March 11, 2020. Results: A total of 10 children with COVID-19 were recruited. Of them, four were the asymptomatic type, one was the mild type, and five were the moderate type (including two subclinical ones). All patients were from family clusters. Only fever, nasal discharge and nasal congestion were observed. Lymphopenia and leukopenia were uncommon in our sample but elevated levels of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and alpha-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase (α-HBDH) were observed frequently. Of these laboratory test variables, no statistical difference was identified between asymptomatic and symptomatic patients. Abnormalities in radiological data were detected in five patients, and representative findings of chest CT images were patchy shadows and ground-glass opacities. There were two cases whose oropharyngeal nucleic acid tests reversed to positive after one negative result, and two patients whose oropharyngeal swabs tested negative but rectal swabs showed positive. Conclusions: Clinical symptoms were mild in children with COVID-19. Increased levels of LDH and α-HBDH were potential clinical biomarkers for pediatric cases. More attention should be paid to the SARS-CoV-2 viral assessment of rectal swabs before patients are discharged. |
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doaj-7fb2f8dc4202437d8509a5fed8c408a32021-04-28T06:09:12ZengElsevierBiomedical Journal2319-41702021-03-0144194100Clinical features, laboratory findings and persistence of virus in 10 children with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Hong Jiang0Hongbin Cheng1Qing Cao2Anxing Fei3Ming Yuan4Lixia Zhang5Shinuan Fei6Jun Li7Shixiong Yang8Jiang Wu9Qihua Fu10Sheng Li11Xiaoqing Zhang12Department of Laboratory Medicine, Huangshi Maternity and Children's Health Hospital, Edong Healthcare Group, No. 80, Guilin South Road, Xialu District, Huangshi City, Hubei Province, ChinaDepartment of Pediatrics, Huangshi Maternity and Children's Health Hospital, Edong Healthcare Group, No. 80, Guilin South Road, Xialu District, Huangshi City, Hubei Province, ChinaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200127, ChinaDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Huangshi Maternity and Children's Health Hospital, Edong Healthcare Group, No. 80, Guilin South Road, Xialu District, Huangshi City, Hubei Province, ChinaDepartment of Surgery, Huangshi Maternity and Children's Health Hospital, Edong Healthcare Group, No. 80, Guilin South Road, Xialu District, Huangshi City, Hubei Province, ChinaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Huangshi Maternity and Children's Health Hospital, Edong Healthcare Group, No. 80, Guilin South Road, Xialu District, Huangshi City, Hubei Province, ChinaDepartment of Pediatrics, Huangshi Maternity and Children's Health Hospital, Edong Healthcare Group, No. 80, Guilin South Road, Xialu District, Huangshi City, Hubei Province, ChinaDepartment of Pediatrics, Huangshi Maternity and Children's Health Hospital, Edong Healthcare Group, No. 80, Guilin South Road, Xialu District, Huangshi City, Hubei Province, ChinaDepartment of Pediatrics, Huangshi Maternity and Children's Health Hospital, Edong Healthcare Group, No. 80, Guilin South Road, Xialu District, Huangshi City, Hubei Province, ChinaDepartment of Pediatrics, Huangshi Maternity and Children's Health Hospital, Edong Healthcare Group, No. 80, Guilin South Road, Xialu District, Huangshi City, Hubei Province, ChinaPediatric Translational Medicine Institute, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200127, ChinaDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Huangshi Maternity and Children's Health Hospital, Edong Healthcare Group, No. 80, Guilin South Road, Xialu District, Huangshi City, Hubei Province, China; Corresponding author. Huangshi Maternity and Children's Health Hospital, Edong Healthcare Group, 80, Guilin South Rd., Huangshi, Hubei, China.Pediatric Translational Medicine Institute, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200127, China; Corresponding author. Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 1678 Dongfang Rd., Shanghai 200127, China.Background: A pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) has rapidly spread across the globe. Although many articles have established the clinical characteristics of adult COVID-19 patients so far, limited data are available for children. The aim of this study was to reveal the clinical features, laboratory findings and nucleic acid test results of ten pediatric cases. Methods: In this retrospective single-center cohort study, pediatric cases with COVID-19 infection were consecutively enrolled in one hospital in Huangshi, China from January 1 to March 11, 2020. Results: A total of 10 children with COVID-19 were recruited. Of them, four were the asymptomatic type, one was the mild type, and five were the moderate type (including two subclinical ones). All patients were from family clusters. Only fever, nasal discharge and nasal congestion were observed. Lymphopenia and leukopenia were uncommon in our sample but elevated levels of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and alpha-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase (α-HBDH) were observed frequently. Of these laboratory test variables, no statistical difference was identified between asymptomatic and symptomatic patients. Abnormalities in radiological data were detected in five patients, and representative findings of chest CT images were patchy shadows and ground-glass opacities. There were two cases whose oropharyngeal nucleic acid tests reversed to positive after one negative result, and two patients whose oropharyngeal swabs tested negative but rectal swabs showed positive. Conclusions: Clinical symptoms were mild in children with COVID-19. Increased levels of LDH and α-HBDH were potential clinical biomarkers for pediatric cases. More attention should be paid to the SARS-CoV-2 viral assessment of rectal swabs before patients are discharged.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2319417020301785CoronavirusCOVID-19Children |