COVID-19 pediátrico: características clínicas y pronósticos

Jing Chen1, Caijin Yan2, Yuling Pan3

  • 1Department of Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, People Republic of China.

Microbiology spectrum
|August 22, 2025
PubMed
Resumen

Las infecciones por coronavirus pediátrico 2019 (COVID-19) son generalmente leves, pero los bebés menores de un año pueden experimentar síntomas respiratorios graves. Los niños varones muestran una mayor susceptibilidad a la infección por COVID-19 en todos los grupos de edad pediátricos.

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