PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Ei Ye Mon
AU  - Yamini Mandelia
TI  - Managing COVID-19 disease in pediatric patients
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.87a.ccc022
DP  - 2020 May 11
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/early/2021/02/19/ccjm.87a.ccc022.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/early/2021/02/19/ccjm.87a.ccc022.full
AB  - Children are less likely to be infected with SARS-CoV-2 than adults and often have a milder course of COVID-19 disease and a lower case fatality rate. Children account for an estimated 1% to 8% of those diagnosed with COVID-19. Even so, preschool-aged children, infants, and children with underlying health conditions may still be at risk for severe disease and complications. Unique aspects of COVID-19 presentation and disease course in children and possible vertical transmission to newborns from COVID-19–positive mothers are discussed.