A quickly, effectively screening process of novel corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in children in Shanghai, China.
Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
child
diagnosis
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
Journal
Annals of translational medicine
ISSN: 2305-5839
Titre abrégé: Ann Transl Med
Pays: China
ID NLM: 101617978
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2020
Mar 2020
Historique:
entrez:
21
4
2020
pubmed:
21
4
2020
medline:
21
4
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
A recent cluster of pneumonia cases in China was caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). We report the screening and diagnosis of corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in our hospital. Developed a procedure for the identification of children cases with COVID-19 in outpatient and emergency department of our hospital, then we observed how this process works. (I) There were 56 cases considered suspected cases, and 10 cases were confirmed as COVID-19. (II) Of the 10 confirmed COVID-19 cases admitted in our hospital, 5 were males and 5 were females, aged from 7 months to 11 years, the average age is 6.0±4.2 years, 6 cases were mild pneumonia, the others were upper respiratory tract infection. (III) We followed up 68 patients in isolation at home until symptoms disappeared. Non were missed in the patient's first visit. The sensitivity of this method is 100% and the specificity is 71.3%. Our screening process works well, and it is also necessary to establish a screening network in the hospital.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
A recent cluster of pneumonia cases in China was caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). We report the screening and diagnosis of corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in our hospital.
METHODS
METHODS
Developed a procedure for the identification of children cases with COVID-19 in outpatient and emergency department of our hospital, then we observed how this process works.
RESULTS
RESULTS
(I) There were 56 cases considered suspected cases, and 10 cases were confirmed as COVID-19. (II) Of the 10 confirmed COVID-19 cases admitted in our hospital, 5 were males and 5 were females, aged from 7 months to 11 years, the average age is 6.0±4.2 years, 6 cases were mild pneumonia, the others were upper respiratory tract infection. (III) We followed up 68 patients in isolation at home until symptoms disappeared. Non were missed in the patient's first visit. The sensitivity of this method is 100% and the specificity is 71.3%.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Our screening process works well, and it is also necessary to establish a screening network in the hospital.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32309388
doi: 10.21037/atm.2020.03.22
pii: atm-08-05-241
pmc: PMC7154461
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
241Informations de copyright
2020 Annals of Translational Medicine. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
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