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Data on features of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in children and adolescents are scarce. We report preliminary results of an Italian multicentre study comprising 168 laboratory-confirmed paediatric cases (median: 2.3 years, range: 1 day–17.7 years, 55.9% males), of which 67.9% were hospitalised and 19.6% had comorbidities. Fever was the most common symptom, gastrointestinal manifestations were frequent; two children required intensive care, five had seizures, 49 received experimental treatments and all recovered.

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Multicentre Italian study of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and adolescents, preliminary data as at 10 April 2020
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Silvia+Garazzino&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Garazzino Silvia</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Carlotta+Montagnani&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Montagnani Carlotta</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Daniele+Don%C3%A0&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Donà Daniele</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Antonella+Meini&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Meini Antonella</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Enrico+Felici&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Felici Enrico</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Gianluca+Vergine&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Vergine Gianluca</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Stefania+Bernardi&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Bernardi Stefania</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Roberta+Giacchero&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Giacchero Roberta</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Andrea+Lo+Vecchio&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Lo Vecchio Andrea</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Paola+Marchisio&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Marchisio Paola</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Giangiacomo+Nicolini&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Nicolini Giangiacomo</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Luca+Pierantoni&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Pierantoni Luca</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Ivana+Rabbone&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Rabbone Ivana</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Giuseppe+Banderali&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Banderali Giuseppe</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Marco+Denina&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Denina Marco</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Elisabetta+Venturini&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Venturini Elisabetta</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Andrzej+Krzysztofiak&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Krzysztofiak Andrzej</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Raffaele+Badolato&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Badolato Raffaele</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Sonia+Bianchini&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Bianchini Sonia</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Luisa+Galli&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Galli Luisa</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Alberto+Villani&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Villani Alberto</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Guido+Castelli-Gattinara&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Castelli-Gattinara Guido</a>, <a href="/search?value1=the+Italian+SITIP-SIP+Pediatric+Infection+Study+Group&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">the Italian SITIP-SIP Pediatric Infection Study Group</a></span>. Multicentre Italian study of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and adolescents, preliminary data as at 10 April 2020. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2020;25(18):pii=2000600. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.18.2000600" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.18.2000600</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 11 Apr 2020;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 07 May 2020 </span> </p>
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