COVID-19 Infection in Iranian Children: A Case Series of 9 Patients

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Authors

Golnar Rahimzadeh · Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences

Mina Ekrami Noghabi

Fereshteh Kadkhodaei Elyaderani

Mohammad Reza Navaeifar · Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences

Ahmadali Enayati · Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences

Ali Manafi Anari

Maryam Hujati · Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences

Shaghayegh Rezai · Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Abstract

Background: COVID-19 is an acute infectious respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the infection a global pandemic. The incidence, severity, and prognosis of this disease are likely to be different in children compared with adults. Herein we present 9 pediatric patients with COVID-19 infection in Iran.

Topics & Keywords

COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Pediatrics Review

DOI: 10.32598/jpr.8.2.139

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