COVID-19 in children with underlying chronic respiratory diseases: survey results from 174 centres.

Alexander MöllerLeo ThanikkelLiesbeth DuijtsErol A GaillardLuis Garcia-MarcosAhmad KantarNathalie TabinStephen W TurnerAngela ZacharasiewiczMariëlle W H Pijnenburg

Published in: ERJ open research (2020)

Within the participating centres, in children with asthma and CF, infection with SARS-CoV-2 was well tolerated, but a substantial minority of children with BPD and other conditions required ventilatory support indicating that these latter groups are at risk from SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Keyphrases

sars cov
young adults
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
coronavirus disease
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
cystic fibrosis
cross sectional
air pollution
respiratory tract