Novel Coronavirus Infection in Febrile Infants Aged 60 Days and Younger

Son H McLaren; Peter S Dayan; Daniel B Fenster; Julie B Ochs; Marc T Vindas; Mona N Bugaighis; Ariana E Gonzalez; Tamar R Lubell

doi:10.1542/peds.2020-1550

Novel Coronavirus Infection in Febrile Infants Aged 60 Days and Younger

Pediatrics. 2020 Sep;146(3):e20201550. doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-1550. Epub 2020 Jun 11.

Authors

Son H McLaren¹, Peter S Dayan², Daniel B Fenster², Julie B Ochs², Marc T Vindas², Mona N Bugaighis², Ariana E Gonzalez², Tamar R Lubell²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York [email protected].
² Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York.

PMID: 32527752
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2020-1550

Abstract

In this case series, we describe the clinical course and outcomes of 7 febrile infants aged ≤60 days with confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. No infant had severe outcomes, including the need for mechanical ventilation or ICU level of care. Two infants had concurrent urinary tract infections, which were treated with antibiotics. Although a small sample, our data suggest that febrile infants with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection often have mild illness.

MeSH terms

Age Factors
COVID-19
COVID-19 Testing
Clinical Laboratory Techniques / methods*
Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis*
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
Diagnosis, Differential
Emergency Service, Hospital / statistics & numerical data
Female
Fever of Unknown Origin / diagnosis
Fever of Unknown Origin / etiology*
Follow-Up Studies
Hospitals, Pediatric
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis*
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
Prospective Studies
Respiratory Tract Infections / complications
Respiratory Tract Infections / diagnosis*
Retrospective Studies
Risk Assessment
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / diagnosis*
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / epidemiology
Urinary Tract Infections / complications
Urinary Tract Infections / diagnosis*