Abstract
We report the clinical characteristics and management of fourteen neonates and very young infants with COVID-19. Although all presented with mild symptoms and did not require specific treatment, most of them had abnormal laboratory and radiological findings. Ten infants presented with neutropenia and/or monocytosis but none with lymphopenia. Transient hypertriglyceridemia and/or prolonged viral shedding were detected in 9 patients.Conclusion: Based to our experience, COVID-19 is mild in very young infants and might have distinct laboratory findings. What is Known: • SARS-CoV-2 in infants is a mild disease. • The period of transmission is approximately 2 weeks. What is New: • Very young age is not a risk factor for severe COVID-19 but could be associated with prolonged viral shedding. • Neutropenia and monocytosis are distinct characteristics of COVID-19 in very young infants.
Keywords: COVID-19; Infants; Pandemic; SARS-CoV-2.
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, pandemic, Infants, 【초록키워드】 SARS-CoV-2, severe COVID-19, Clinical characteristics, Transmission, risk factor, Laboratory, lymphopenia, Infant, Infants, Neonate, Characteristics, management, Mild, age, prolonged viral shedding, disease, mild symptoms, Mild disease, neutropenia, hypertriglyceridemia, Mild symptom, monocytosis, specific treatment, radiological, Transient, with COVID-19, 【제목키워드】 Infant, Characteristics, clinical, COVID-19 in neonate,