Lessons From COVID-19 in Children : Key Hypotheses to Guide Preventative and Therapeutic Strategies

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The current pandemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), reveals a peculiar trend of milder disease and lower case fatality in children compared with adults. Consistent epidemiologic evidence of reduced severity of infection in children across different populations and countries suggests there are underlying biological differences between children and adults that mediate differential disease pathogenesis. This presents a unique opportunity to learn about disease-modifying host factors from pediatric populations. Our review summarizes the current knowledge of pediatric clinical disease, role in transmission, risks for severe disease, protective immunity, as well as novel therapies and vaccine trials for children. We then define key hypotheses and areas for future research that can use the pediatric model of disease, transmission, and immunity to develop preventive and therapeutic strategies for people of all age groups.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:71

Enthalten in:

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 71(2020), 8 vom: 05. Nov., Seite 2006-2013

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Singh, Tulika [VerfasserIn]
Heston, Sarah M [VerfasserIn]
Langel, Stephanie N [VerfasserIn]
Blasi, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Hurst, Jillian H [VerfasserIn]
Fouda, Genevieve G [VerfasserIn]
Kelly, Matthew S [VerfasserIn]
Permar, Sallie R [VerfasserIn]

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Volltext

Themen:

COVID-19
Children
Journal Article
Pediatrics
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
SARS-CoV-2
Vaccines

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 30.11.2020

Date Revised 24.04.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/cid/ciaa547

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM30966019X