Symptomatic and asymptomatic viral shedding in pediatric patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): under the surface

RL DeBiasi, M Delaney - Jama Pediatrics, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Since the global emergence and spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2), initial attention appropriately focused on severely affected adults, who
represent the highest proportion of symptomatic infections. 1 However, as the pandemic has
evolved, a significant effect on children has also become evident. 2 Data from multiple
affected countries have corroborated that children are clearly susceptible to infection and
may develop severe primary and unique secondary inflammatory complications of infection …