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    JAMA reveals the pathological features of infants infected with new coronavirus

    • Last Update: 2020-02-17
    • Source: Internet
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    With the development of novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection, the infection of infants and young children is also worrying and worrying On February 14 local time, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published a study from the people's Hospital of Wuhan University, the school of health of Wuhan University and other cooperative teams, analyzing the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 9 infants under 1 year old who were infected with new coronavirus Novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) is diagnosed in 9 infants in China (28 days -1 years) The nasopharynx swabs of these infant patients had at least two positive nucleic acid tests Of the 9 infants, the minimum age was 1 month and the maximum was 11 months In terms of symptoms, 4 cases had fever, 2 cases had mild symptoms of upper respiratory tract, such as runny nose, cough and phlegm, 1 case had no symptoms but was found by screening due to the diagnosis of family members The other two patients had no symptom information The time from admission to diagnosis is 1-3 days All nine infant patients had at least one family member who had been infected earlier Seven of them live in Wuhan or their family members have a history of living in Wuhan, one has no direct connection with Wuhan, and one lacks relevant information The authors point out that the study is limited, the sample size is small, only the infants in hospital are included, and the asymptomatic patients may be missed As the epidemic is still developing, it may not be possible to identify all cases However, based on the above data, the research team also proposed some points worth exploring: 1 Compared with the number of all reported cases, the number of confirmed infected infants is relatively small This may be due to the low risk of infant exposure, or the lack of recognition due to the lack of obvious symptoms 2 All infant patients belong to the family cluster infection To monitor or evaluate the status of infants in infected families so as to ensure the timely diagnosis of infant patients 3 According to previous research data, the proportion of men in infected patients is higher 4 It is difficult for infants to wear masks and special protective measures are needed For example, family care members wear masks, wash hands before contacting babies, and regularly disinfect baby products.
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