Description
Clinical Management of Pediatric COVID-19: An International Perspective and Practical Guide provides the most current international research and clinical characteristics of pediatric patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Coverage ranges from epidemiology including origin, route of transmission, incubation period, mortality and susceptibility risk factors; to pathogenesis, including difference between the adult and pediatric populations. Diagnosis is covered with special attention to the difference between adult and pediatric patients as well as the differences between newborns, children and adolescents. The book presents current complications, including multisystemic inflammatory syndrome as well as treatment therapies including antiviral and immunomodulatory therapies for this age group.Finally, immunization efficacy and safety are examined. This is the perfect reference to provide guidance to pediatricians on the diagnosis and treatment of SARS-CoV-2, as well as a valuable source of the latest research about the pediatric population for further study.- Provides the latest findings on the clinical characteristics of pediatric patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection- Elucidates the differences between pediatric COVID-19 and its adult counterpart, outlining the correct clinical course for infants, children and adolescents- Covers both recent clinical practice as well as current research specific to the pediatric population
Table of Contents
1. Epidemiology and virology of SARS-CoV-2Char Leung2. COVID-19 and pediatricsdphylogeny, pathology, and pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2Eduard Matkovic and Jessica Gulliver3. Signs and symptoms commonly seen in COVID-19 in newborns, children, and adolescents and pediatric subjectsGiuseppina Malcangi, Alessio Danilo Inchingolo, Angelo Michele Inchingolo, Luigi Santacroce, Grazia Marinelli, Antonio Mancini, Luigi Vimercati, Maria Elena Maggiore, Maria Teresa D'Oria, Damiano Nemore, Arnaldo Scardapane, Biagio Rapone, Maria Franca Coscia, Ioana Roxana Bordea, Edit Xhajanka, Antonio Scarano, Marco Farronato, Gianluca Martino Tartaglia, Delia Giovanniello, Ludovica Nucci, Rosario Serpico, Mariantonietta Francavilla, Loredana Capozzi, Antonio Parisi, Marina Di Domenico, Felice Lorusso, Maria Contaldo, Francesco Inchingolo and Gianna Dipalma4. Complications: MISC and other complicationsLilia M. Sierra-Galan and Roberto M. Richheimer-Wohlmuth5. Diagnosis of pediatric COVID-19Joseph L. Mathew and Ketan Kumar6. Management of acute COVID-19 in the pediatric population and role of antimicrobial therapyH.E. Groves, U. Allen and S.K. Morris7. COVID-19 vaccinations for children and adolescentsKatrina Nicolopoulos, Ketaki Sharma, Lucy Deng and Archana Koirala8. Long COVID in childrenJoseph L. Mathew and Kamal Kumar Singhal
