Long-term Outcomes of Pediatric Infections: from Traditional Infectious Diseases To long Covid

Overview

Journal Future Microbiol

Specialties Infectious Diseases
Microbiology

Date 2022 Mar 10

PMID 35264003

Authors

Danilo Buonsenso

Leonardo Di Gennaro

Cristina De Rose

Rosa Morello

Federico DIlario

Giuseppe Zampino

Michele Piazza

Attilio L Boner

Cecilia Iraci

Sarah OConnell

Valentina B Cohen

Susanna Esposito

Daniel Munblit

Joseph Reena

Louise Sigfrid

Piero Valentini

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Abstract

There is limited evidence available on the long-term impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children. In this article, the authors analyze the recent evidence on pediatric long Covid and lessons learnt from a pediatric post-Covid unit in Rome, Italy. To gain a better understanding of the concerns raised by parents and physicians in relation to the potential long-term consequences of this novel infection, it is important to recognize that long-term effect of a post-infectious disease is not a new phenomenon.

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