2/ Table 1. Epidemiologic Characteristics, Clinical Features, and Radiologic Findings of 171 Children with SARS-CoV-2 Infection. 
3/ Median age of the infected children: 6.7 years.
Fever in 41.5% at any point
Common s&s include cough, pharyngeal erythema
The most common radiologic finding: bilateral ground-glass opacity (32.7%)
15.8% no symptoms of infection or radiologic features of pneumonia
Fever in 41.5% at any point
Common s&s include cough, pharyngeal erythema
The most common radiologic finding: bilateral ground-glass opacity (32.7%)
15.8% no symptoms of infection or radiologic features of pneumonia
4/ 3 required intensive care support and invasive mechanical ventilation. All 3 had coexisting conditions:
Hydronephrosis
Leukemia on maintenance chemotherapy
Intussusception
Hydronephrosis
Leukemia on maintenance chemotherapy
Intussusception
5/ As of 08/03/20:
1 death (10-month-old with intussusception had multiorgan failure and died 4 weeks after admission)
21 patients were in stable condition in general wards
149 have been discharged
1 death (10-month-old with intussusception had multiorgan failure and died 4 weeks after admission)
21 patients were in stable condition in general wards
149 have been discharged
6/ Most infected children appear to have a milder clinical course.
Asymptomatic infections were not uncommon.
Determination of the transmission potential of these asymptomatic patients is important for guiding the development of measures to control the ongoing pandemic.
Asymptomatic infections were not uncommon.
Determination of the transmission potential of these asymptomatic patients is important for guiding the development of measures to control the ongoing pandemic.
7/ Tweets are quoted from the study. Credit to authors and @NEJM for this crucial study.
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