Multicentre Italian study of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and adolescents, preliminary data as at 10 April 2020

Garazzino, S.; Montagnani, C.; Dona, D.; Meini, A.; Felici, E.; Vergine, G.; Bernardi, S.; Giacchero, R.; Vecchio, A. L.; Marchisio, P.; Nicolini, G.; Pierantoni, L.; Rabbone, I.; Banderali, G.; Denina, M.; Venturini, E.; Krzysztofiak, A.; Badolato, R.; Bianchini, S.; Galli, L.; Villani, A.; Castelli-Gattinara, G.; Salvini, F.; Abbagnato, L.; Castagnola, E.; Dodi, I.; Ghitti, C.; Lippi, P.; Agostiniani, R.; Cherubini, S.; Valentini, P.; Gianino, P.; Vaccaro, A.; Manzoni, P.; Verna, P.; Comberiati, P.; Di Filippo, P.; Gallia, P.; Battezzati, G.; Fiore, L.; Dalmazzo, C.; Tappi, E.; Lazzerini, M.; Tovo, P. -A.; Scolfaro, C.; Pruccoli, G.; Ramenghi, U.; Giaquinto, C.; da Dalt, L.; Tornese, G.; Berlese, P.; Plebani, A.; Manno, E. C.; Santilli, V.; Lancella, L.; Cursi, L.; Campana, A.; Bozzola, E.; Bosis, S.; Lanari, M.; Pecoraro, C.; Del Barba, P.; Nicastro, E.; Esposito, S.; Zuccotti, G. V.; Corsello, G.; Cardinale, F.; Tocco, A. M.; Ballardini, G.; Agostoni, C.; Chiappini, E.; Indolfi, G.; Anna, B.; Cazzato, S.; Zavarise, G.; Pignata, C.

doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.18.2000600

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.

Garazzino S., Montagnani C., Dona D., Meini A., Felici E., Vergine G., et al. (2020). Multicentre Italian study of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and adolescents, preliminary data as at 10 April 2020. EUROSURVEILLANCE, 25(18), 1-4 [10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.18.2000600].