Childhood pneumonia in the context of COVID-19 : updated South African guidelines
dc.contributor.author | Zar, Heather J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Green, Robin J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Madhi, Shabir A. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-03-24T13:30:31Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-03-24T13:30:31Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-07 | |
dc.description.abstract | The 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.department | Paediatrics and Child Health | en_ZA |
dc.description.librarian | am2021 | en_ZA |
dc.description.uri | http://www.samj.org.za | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.citation | Zar, 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.issn | 0256-9574 (print) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2078-5135 (online) | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.7196/SAMJ.2020.v110i7.15021 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/79075 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
dc.publisher | Health and Medical Publishing Group | en_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.subject | Infections | en_ZA |
dc.subject | COVID-19 pandemic | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) | en_ZA |
dc.subject | South Africa (SA) | en_ZA |
dc.title | Childhood pneumonia in the context of COVID-19 : updated South African guidelines | en_ZA |
dc.type | Article | en_ZA |