Pediatrics (all articles)
Systematic Review: Treatment of Depression in Children and Adolescents
14 Apr, 2020 | 02:34h | UTCTreatment of Depression in Children and Adolescents – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
See also: Full Report AND Executive Summary:
Review: Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Critically Ill Children
12 Apr, 2020 | 23:55h | UTC
Children’s Story Books Released to Help Children Cope with COVID-19
10 Apr, 2020 | 03:09h | UTC1 – News Release: Children’s story book released to help children and young people cope with COVID-19 – World Health Organization AND Book 1: My Hero is You, How kids can fight COVID-19
2 – News Releases: Hans and the Gruffalo? LSHTM supporting children’s COVID-19 education – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine AND Released today: a free information book explaining the coronavirus to children, illustrated by Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler – Nosy Crow AND Book 2: Coronavirus: A Book for Children
Severity of COVID-19 in Children
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:19h | UTCCommentary: Children at low risk for COVID-19, but can get seriously ill, new data show – UPI
AAP Guideline: Management of Infants Born to Mothers with COVID-19
7 Apr, 2020 | 04:37h | UTCManagement of Infants Born to Mothers with COVID-19 – American Academy of Pediatrics
News Release: AAP issues guidance on infants born to mothers with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 – American Academy of Pediatrics
Guidelines for Managing the Airway in Children with COVID-19
7 Apr, 2020 | 04:28h | UTCConsensus guidelines for managing the airway in children with COVID-19 – Intensive Care Society
CDC Study: Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Children
7 Apr, 2020 | 04:18h | UTCCommentaries: U.S. Children With COVID-19 Less Likely To Be Hospitalized Than Adults – NPR AND Why Children Seem to Be Less Affected By the Coronavirus – TIME
Interim Guidance for Healthcare Providers Caring for Pediatric Patients to Reduce COVID-19 transmission
3 Apr, 2020 | 04:18h | UTCNews Release: Interim guidance for pediatric resuscitation care to reduce COVID-19 transmission – American Heart Association
CDC Guidance: Decontamination and Reuse of Filtering Facepiece Respirators
2 Apr, 2020 | 04:24h | UTC
[Abstract Only] A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Liraglutide for Adolescents with Obesity
1 Apr, 2020 | 05:39h | UTCA Randomized, Controlled Trial of Liraglutide for Adolescents with Obesity – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
The Lancet Commission: Sustainable Care for Children with Cancer
1 Apr, 2020 | 05:37h | UTCSustainable care for children with cancer – The Lancet Oncology (free articles – registration required)
N95 Re-Use Instructions
30 Mar, 2020 | 02:06h | UTCN95 Re-Use Instructions – SAGES
Related: Conserving Supply of Personal Protective Equipment—A Call for Ideas – JAMA AND N95 mask can be decontaminated without decreasing filtration efficiency – Stanford Medicine
COVID-19: Controversies on the Use of Face Masks
30 Mar, 2020 | 02:10h | UTC- Would everyone wearing face masks help us slow the pandemic? – Science
- Not wearing masks to protect against coronavirus is a ‘big mistake,’ top Chinese scientist says – Science
- More Americans Should Probably Wear Masks for Protection – The New York Times
- Experts say face masks can help slow COVID-19, despite previous claims – New York Post
- Coronavirus: Chinese scientist advises people in Europe, US to wear face masks in public – South China Morning Post
Related Guidance: WHO Recommendations on when and how to use masks – World Health Organization AND Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of Facemasks – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Primary Care & Coronavirus (COVID 19): Key Guidance, Information and Support
30 Mar, 2020 | 01:45h | UTCPrimary care & Coronavirus (COVID 19): key guidance, information and support – Medium
Related: Coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19): a guide for UK GPs – The BMJ AND Covid-19: a remote assessment in primary care – The BMJ
Related Commentary on Twitter
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Analysis: Managing Mental Health Challenges Faced by Healthcare Workers During Covid-19 Pandemic
27 Mar, 2020 | 03:55h | UTCManaging mental health challenges faced by healthcare workers during covid-19 pandemic – The BMJ
Related Study: Factors Associated With Mental Health Outcomes Among Health Care Workers Exposed to Coronavirus Disease 2019 – JAMA Network Open AND Commentary: Survey Finds COVID-19 Takes Heavy Psychological Toll on Health Care Workers – Psychiatric News Alert
Rapid Review: Standard Face Masks vs. Respirator Masks to Prevent COVID-19 in Primary Care Staff
27 Mar, 2020 | 03:45h | UTC
Analysis: What is the Risk of Dying from COVID-19?
26 Mar, 2020 | 02:23h | UTCWhat do we know about the risk of dying from COVID-19? – Our World in Data
Related: Global Covid-19 Case Fatality Rates – Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, University of Oxford (free)
Study: Prolonged Presence of SARS-CoV-2 Viral RNA in Fecal Samples
26 Mar, 2020 | 02:18h | UTC“Very important article about viral shedding. Spoiler alert: quarantine may need to be much longer than 14 days. Virus is detectible in feces for up to 5 weeks. Caveat: virus not necessarily viable” (via @figgyjam see Tweet)
Practical Advice: PPE Pearls
26 Mar, 2020 | 01:49h | UTCPersonal Protective Equipment (PPE) Pearls – COVID-19 – emDocs
COVID Ethics: Should clinicians see patients without appropriate PPE?
26 Mar, 2020 | 01:48h | UTCCOVID Ethics: Should clinicians see patients without appropriate PPE? – First10EM
See also: COVID-19: Updates in Bioethics
Fair Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in the Time of Covid-19
24 Mar, 2020 | 11:42h | UTCCommentary: Life, or death? Experts guide pandemic medical equipment decisions – CIDRAP
Related Perspective: The Toughest Triage — Allocating Ventilators in a Pandemic – New England Journal of Medicine
FDA Recommendations for Conserving Medical Supplies
24 Mar, 2020 | 11:23h | UTC- Ventilator Supply Mitigation Strategies: Letter to Health Care Providers – U.S. Food & Drug Administration
- Medical Glove Conservation Strategies: Letter to Health Care Providers – U.S. Food & Drug Administration
- Surgical Mask and Gown Conservation Strategies – Letter to Healthcare Providers – U.S. Food & Drug Administration
See also: Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of Facemasks – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free)
COVID-19: Updates for Pediatricians
25 May, 2020 | 00:01h | UTCPodcasts:
- NEW – The Lancet Voice: Kawasaki-like disease (05/2020)
Guidelines & Reports:
- Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children and adolescents with COVID-19 – World Health Organization AND News Release: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children and adolescents temporally related to COVID-19 (05/2020)
- Updated diagnosis, treatment and prevention of COVID-19 in children: experts’ consensus statement (condensed version of the second edition) – World Journal of Pediatrics (05/2020)
- International Expert Consensus Statement on Chest Imaging in Pediatric COVID-19 Patient Management: Imaging Findings, Imaging Study Reporting and Imaging Study Recommendations – Radiology AND Commentary: Recommendations issued for imaging use in pediatric COVID-19 – MedicalXpress (05/2020)
- General Guidelines in the Management of an Obstetrical Patient on the Labor and Delivery Unit during the COVID-19 Pandemic – American Journal of Perinatology (05/2020)
- COVID-19 rapid guideline: children and young people who are immunocompromised – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (05/2020)
- A rapid review of evidence and recommendations from the SIOPE Radiation Oncology working group to help mitigate for reduced paediatric radiotherapy capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic or other crises – Radiotherapy and Oncology (05/2020)
- Pediatric Airway Management in COVID-19 patients – Consensus Guidelines from the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia’s Pediatric Difficult Intubation Collaborative and the Canadian Pediatric Anesthesia Society – Anesthesia & Analgesia (04/2020)
- Management of Infants Born to Mothers with COVID-19 – American Academy of Pediatrics AND News Release: AAP issues guidance on infants born to mothers with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 – American Academy of Pediatrics AND FAQs: Management of Infants Born to Mothers with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 – American Academy of Pediatrics AND Commentary: Policy statement outlines recommendations on management of infants born to mothers with COVID-19 – 2 Minute Medicine (04/2020)
- Consensus guidelines for managing the airway in children with COVID-19 – Intensive Care Society (04/2020)
- Interim Guidance for Healthcare Providers Caring for Pediatric Patients to Reduce COVID-19 transmission – American Heart Association AND News Release: Interim guidance for pediatric resuscitation care to reduce COVID-19 transmission – American Heart Association AND Commentary: How to provide emergency cardiovascular care, including CPR, for children with COVID-19 – Cardiovascular Business (04/2020)
- COVID-19 – guidance for paediatric services – Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (03/2020)
Selected Articles:
- NEW – Susceptibility to and transmission of COVID-19 amongst children and adolescents compared with adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis – medRxiv AND Commentaries: Children appear half as likely to catch COVID-19 as adults – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine AND Expert reaction to systematic review preprint looking at susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and adolescents compared with adults – Science Media Centre (05/2020)
- NEW – CDC School Reopening Guidelines – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention AND Commentaries: Everyone Needs To Stop Freaking Out About CDC School Reopening Guidelines – Forbes AND What the CDC guidelines for reopening schools recommend, including mask wearing and closing playgrounds – Business Insider (05/2020)
- NEW – At least 80 million children under one at risk of diseases such as diphtheria, measles and polio as COVID-19 disrupts routine vaccination efforts, warn Gavi, WHO and UNICEF – World Health Organization AND Commentaries: WHO warns millions of children at risk as Covid-19 pandemic disrupts routine vaccinations – STAT AND Polio and Measles Could Surge After Disruption of Vaccine Programs – The New York Times (05/2020)
- NEW – COVID-19 in Children: Clinical Approach and Management – The Indian Journal of Pediatrics (05/2020)
- NEW – Gastrointestinal features in children with COVID-19: an observation of varied presentation in eight children – The Lanced Child & Adolescent Health (05/2020)
- NEW – Septic shock presentation in adolescents with COVID-1 – The Lanced Child & Adolescent Health (05/2020)
- NEW – Pediatric Hyperinflammatory Syndrome and COVID-19: Statement and Recommendations From a Pediatric Intensive Care International Collaborative Conference Call – ACC Cardiology Magazine (05/2020)
- NEW – Caring for Critically Ill Adults With Coronavirus Disease 2019 in a PICU: Recommendations by Dual Trained Intensivists – Pediatric Critical Care Medicine AND Related: Repurposing a Pediatric ICU for Adults – New England Journal of Medicine (05/2020)
- NEW – Severe COVID-19 in Children and Young Adults in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Region – The Journal of Pediatrics (05/2020)
- An outbreak of severe Kawasaki-like disease at the Italian epicentre of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic: an observational cohort study – The Lancet AND Commentaries: Kawasaki-like disease: emerging complication during the COVID-19 pandemic – The Lancet AND Kawasaki-like COVID-19 complication found in Italian kids – CIDRAP AND What we know about the new Covid-19-linked illness in children – Vox AND Coronavirus: Children affected by rare Kawasaki-like disease – BBC (05/2020)
- Clinical and Chest Radiography Features Determine Patient Outcomes In Young and Middle Age Adults with COVID-19 – Radiology (05/2020)
- Characteristics and Outcomes of Children With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection Admitted to US and Canadian Pediatric Intensive Care Units – JAMA Pediatrics AND Commentaries: A study of 48 children in intensive care with the coronavirus found 18 needed ventilators. Most had underlying conditions – Business Insider AND Study Offers Details of U.S. Children Severely Sickened by Coronavirus – The New York Times (05/2020)
- Novel paediatric presentation of COVID-19 with ARDS and cytokine storm syndrome without respiratory symptoms – The Lancet Rheumatology (05/2020)
- Multicentre Italian study of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and adolescents, preliminary data as at 10 April 2020 – Eurosurveillance (05/2020)
- Coronavirus disease 2019 in children: Surprising findings in the midst of a global pandemic – Canadian Family Physician (05/2020)
- Viewpoint: School Closure During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: An Effective Intervention at the Global Level? – JAMA Pediatrics AND Editorial: School Reopening—The Pandemic Issue That Is Not Getting Its Due – JAMA Pediatrics (05/2020)
- The severity of COVID-19 in children on immunosuppressive medication – The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health (05/2020)
- Early estimates of the indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and child mortality in low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling study – The Lancet Global Health AND Commentaries: As COVID-19 devastates already fragile health systems, over 6,000 additional children under five could die a day, without urgent action – UNICEF AND Unicef: 6,000 children could die every day due to impact of coronavirus – The Guardian (05/2020)
- Considerations for school-related public health measures in the context of COVID-19 – World Health Organization (05/2020)
- Hyperinflammatory shock in children during COVID-19 pandemic – The Lancet
- Should schools reopen? Kids’ role in pandemic still a mystery – Science
- [Preprint] An analysis of SARS-CoV-2 viral load by patient age – German Research network Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
- COVID-19 and Neonatal Respiratory Care: Current Evidence and Practical Approach – American Journal of Perinatology (05/2020)
- Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Routine Pediatric Vaccine Ordering and Administration — United States, 2020 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention AND Routine vaccinations for U.S. children have plummeted during the Covid-19 pandemic – STAT (05/2020)
- Lessons from COVID-19 in children: Key hypotheses to guide preventative and therapeutic strategies – Clinical Infectious Diseases (05/2020)
- [Preprint] COVID- 19 Infection in Children: Estimating Pediatric Morbidity and Mortality – medRxiv (05/2020)
- How do children spread the coronavirus? The science still isn’t clear – Nature (05/2020)
- Providing Contraception for Young People During a Pandemic Is Essential Health Care – JAMA Pediatrics (05/2020)
- The immune system of children: the key to understanding SARS-CoV-2 susceptibility? – The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health (05/2020)
- Children with Covid-19 in Pediatric Emergency Departments in Italy – New England Journal of Medicine (05/2020)
- Novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in newborns and infants: what we know so far – Italian Journal of Pediatrics (05/2020)
- Atypical presentation of COVID-19 in young infants – The Lancet (05/2020)
- “In the pandemic context, infants younger than 3 months with isolated fever should be tested for SARS-CoV-2.”
- Covid-19: concerns grow over inflammatory syndrome emerging in children – The BMJ AND Related: UK says some children have died from syndrome linked to COVID-19 – Reuters (05/2020)
- A systematic scoping review of COVID‐19 during pregnancy and childbirth – International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology (05/2020)
- Consensus recommendations for the care of children receiving chronic dialysis in association with the COVID-19 epidemic – Pediatric Nephrology (05/2020)
- How is immunosuppressive status affecting children and adults in SARS-CoV-2 infection? A systematic review – Journal of Infection (05/2020)
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review – JAMA Pediatrics AND Commentaries: Most kids with coronavirus usually recover within two weeks, JAMA study finds – CNBC AND Young people at lower risk for COVID-19, can still transmit the virus – UPI (04/2020)
- When Should Schools Reopen? – Center for Global Development (04/2020)
- Mental Health Status Among Children in Home Confinement During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak in Hubei Province, China – JAMA Pediatrics AND Commentaries: Expert reaction to paper looking at mental health in children under lockdown in Hubei in China – Science Media Centre AND With Schools Closed, Chinese Primary School Students Show Signs of Depression, Anxiety – U.S News (04/2020)
- Managing childhood allergies and immunodeficiencies during respiratory virus epidemics – the 2020 COVID‐19 pandemic – Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (04/2020)
- Catherine Millington-Sanders: Providing palliative care in a pandemic – The BMJ Opinion (04/2020)
- Late-Onset Neonatal Sepsis in a Patient with Covid-19 – New England Journal of Medicine (04/2020)
- Perinatal aspects on the covid-19 pandemic: a practical resource for perinatal–neonatal specialists – Journal of Perinatology (04/2020)
- Pediatric Characteristics of 2019 Novel Coronavirus: Review of Available Published Literature – Clinical Pediatrics (04/2020)
- Neonatal COVID-19: little evidence and the need for more information – Jornal de Pediatria (04/2020)
- COVID‐19 Related School Closings and Risk of Weight Gain Among Children – Obesity AND Commentary: COVID-19 pandemic may exacerbate childhood obesity – Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health (04/2020)
- Clinical characteristics of 19 neonates born to mothers with COVID-19 – Frontiers of Medicine (04/2020)
- COVID-19 – Considerations for the paediatric rheumatologist – Clinical Immunology (04/2020)
- Clinical and surgical consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for patients with pediatric urological problems – Pediatric Urology (04/2020)
- Prolonged viral shedding in feces of pediatric patients with coronavirus disease 2019 – Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection (04/2020)
- Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes with COVID‐19: a systematic review of 108 pregnancies – Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica (04/2020)
- Special considerations for the management of COVID‐19 pediatric patients in the operating room and pediatric intensive care unit in a tertiary hospital in Singapore – Pediatric Anesthesia (04/2020)
- School closure and management practices during coronavirus outbreaks including COVID-19: a rapid systematic review – The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health AND Editorial: Pandemic school closures: risks and opportunities – The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health AND Commentaries: School closures play only a marginal role in containing COVID-19, new study says – University College London AND School closures likely to have little impact on spread of coronavirus, review finds – The Guardian AND School closures may only have a small effect on stopping coronavirus, study says – CNN AND Study Questions if School Closures Limit the Spread of COVID-19 – The Scientist AND COVID-19 school closures: How long can they last, and what comes next? – New Atlas (04/2020)
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Critically Ill Children: A Narrative Review of the Literature – Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (04/2020)
- Delivery in pregnant women infected with SARS‐CoV‐2: A fast review – International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics (04/2020)
- Should Infants Be Separated from Mothers with COVID-19? First, Do No Harm – Breastfeeding Medicine AND Commentary: Should infants be separated from COVID-19-positive mothers – EurekAlert (04/2020)
- Neonatal Resuscitation and Postresuscitation Care of Infants Born to Mothers with Suspected or Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 Infection – American Journal of Perinatology (04/2020)
- COVID-19, school closures, and child poverty: a social crisis in the making – The Lancet Public Health (04/2020)
- Screening and Severity of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Children in Madrid, Spain – JAMA Pediatrics AND Commentary: Children at low risk for COVID-19, but can get seriously ill, new data show – UPI (04/2020)
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Children — United States, February 12–April 2, 2020 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention AND Commentaries: U.S. Children With COVID-19 Less Likely To Be Hospitalized Than Adults – NPR AND Why Children Seem to Be Less Affected By the Coronavirus – TIME (04/2020)
- Clinical and epidemiological features of 36 children with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Zhejiang, China: an observational cohort study – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (03/2020)
- Neonatal Early-Onset Infection With SARS-CoV-2 in 33 Neonates Born to Mothers With COVID-19 in Wuhan, China – JAMA Pediatrics AND Commentaries: Neonatal Early-Onset Infection With SARS-CoV-2 in 33 Neonates Born to Mothers With COVID-19 in Wuhan, China – CIDRAP AND Coronavirus transmission during pregnancy rare but possible: study – MedicalXpress (03/2020)
- Editorial: Can SARS-CoV-2 Infection Be Acquired In Utero? More Definitive Evidence Is Needed – JAMA (03/2020)
- Antibodies in Infants Born to Mothers With COVID-19 Pneumonia – JAMA (03/2020)
- Possible Vertical Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 From an Infected Mother to Her Newborn – JAMA (03/2020)
- SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children – New England Journal of Medicine (03/2020)
- Epidemiological Characteristics of 2143 Pediatric Patients With 2019 Coronavirus Disease in China – Pediatrics (03/2020)
- Detection of Covid-19 in Children in Early January 2020 in Wuhan, China – New England Journal of Medicine (03/2020)
- Characteristics of pediatric SARS-CoV-2 infection and potential evidence for persistent fecal viral shedding – Nature Medicine (03/2020)
- Infants Born to Mothers With a New Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Frontiers in Pediatrics AND Commentary: Chinese case study suggests COVID-19 is not transmitted from pregnant mothers to newborns – Frontiers (03/2020)
- Clinical and CT features in pediatric patients with COVID‐19 infection: Different points from adults – Pediatric Pulmonology (03/2020)
- Chest computed tomography in children with COVID-19 respiratory infection – Pediatric Radiology (free)
- Clinical strategies for treating pediatric cancer during the outbreak of 2019 novel coronavirus infection – Pediatric Blood & Cancer (03/2020)
- Coronavirus Infections in Children Including COVID-19: An Overview of the Epidemiology, Clinical Features, Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention Options in Children – The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Journal (03/2020)
- A Review of Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) – Indian Journal of Pediatrics (03/2020)
News & Perspectives:
- How Does The Coronavirus Affect Kids? What We Know So Far About COVID-19 In Children – Forbes (free)
- Coronavirus study finds children with COVID-19 show milder symptom pattern – Reuters (free)
- Coronavirus with a baby: what you need to know to prepare and respond – The Conversation (free)
COVID-19 Pediatrics: This page will be updated as often as necessary and will be fixed in the right column on our homepage.
Obesity Treatment Among Adolescents: A Review of Current Evidence and Future Directions
24 Mar, 2020 | 11:04h | UTCObesity Treatment Among Adolescents: A Review of Current Evidence and Future Directions – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
IDSA Statement: COVID-19 Prioritization of Diagnostic Testing
20 Mar, 2020 | 11:01h | UTCCOVID-19 Prioritization of Diagnostic Testing – Infectious Diseases Society of America (free PDF)
Summary: IDSA Statement On COVID-19 Testing Recommendations – Infectious Diseases Society of America (free)