Childhood pneumonia in the context of COVID-19 : updated South African guidelines

dc.contributor.authorZar, Heather J.
dc.contributor.authorGreen, Robin J.
dc.contributor.authorMadhi, Shabir A.
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-24T13:30:31Z
dc.date.available2021-03-24T13:30:31Z
dc.date.issued2020-07
dc.description.abstractThe SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has highlighted the importance of viral respiratory infections as a cause of mortality and morbidity. Fortunately, children across the world have lower rates of COVID-19 (disease caused by SARS-CoV-2) than adults, developing predominantly asymptomatic or mild disease. In South Africa (SA), <5% of COVID-19 cases have been diagnosed in children, with few requiring hospitalisation and even fewer requiring intensive care. Even in children with underlying comorbidities, COVID-19 does not seem to be especially severe, similar to the global experience. Although children in low- and middle-income countries have a higher burden of pneumonia and severe disease from viral and bacterial pathogens, this pattern is not apparent with SARS-CoV-2.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentPaediatrics and Child Healthen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2021en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.samj.org.zaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationZar, H.J., Green, R.J. & Madhi, S.A. 2020, 'Childhood pneumonia in the context of COVID-19 : updated South African guidelines', South African Medical Journal, vol. 110, no. 7, pp. 581-582.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0256-9574 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2078-5135 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.7196/SAMJ.2020.v110i7.15021
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/79075
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherHealth and Medical Publishing Groupen_ZA
dc.rights© 2019, South African Medical Association. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial Works License (CC BY-NC 3.0).en_ZA
dc.subjectInfectionsen_ZA
dc.subjectCOVID-19 pandemicen_ZA
dc.subjectCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)en_ZA
dc.subjectSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)en_ZA
dc.subjectSouth Africa (SA)en_ZA
dc.titleChildhood pneumonia in the context of COVID-19 : updated South African guidelinesen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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