Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 Infection in Children: The Dark Side of a Worldwide Outbreak

Danilo Buonsenso; Danilo Buonsenso; Giuseppe Zampino; Giuseppe Zampino; Piero Valentini; Piero Valentini

doi:10.3389/fped.2020.00215

Frontiers in Pediatrics (Apr 2020)

Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 Infection in Children: The Dark Side of a Worldwide Outbreak

Danilo Buonsenso,
Danilo Buonsenso,
Giuseppe Zampino,
Giuseppe Zampino,
Piero Valentini,
Piero Valentini

Affiliations

Danilo Buonsenso: Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Danilo Buonsenso: Istituto di Pediatria, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
Giuseppe Zampino: Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Giuseppe Zampino: Istituto di Pediatria, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
Piero Valentini: Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Piero Valentini: Istituto di Pediatria, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2020.00215
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8

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In this pediatric perspectives article, we discuss current limits in the understanding of novel coronavirus infection. In our opinion, the burden of novel coronavirus infections is underestimated because not actively looked for. We discuss the basis of our observations and what this can generate, suggesting a different approach for the search of the virus in children.

Published in Frontiers in Pediatrics

ISSN: 2296-2360 (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Pediatrics
Website: http://journal.frontiersin.org/journal/pediatrics

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