論文

査読有り 国際誌
2021年3月

Immune response against SARS-CoV-2 in pediatric patients including young infants.

Journal of medical virology
  • Yoshiki Kawamura
  • ,
  • Yuki Higashimoto
  • ,
  • Hiroki Miura
  • ,
  • Masaru Ihira
  • ,
  • Masato Inaba
  • ,
  • Ryota Ito
  • ,
  • Kei Kozawa
  • ,
  • Tetsushi Yoshikawa

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開始ページ
1776
終了ページ
1779
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1002/jmv.26493

Pediatric cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are generally mild or asymptomatic, and are usually detected by virological examination following close contact with COVID-19 patients, often the children's parents. The detailed clinical features and virological data of pediatric patients with COVID-19, particularly young infants, remain unclear. Here, the clinical and virological characteristics of four children with COVID-19 including two young infants were investigated. One- and 4-month-old boys with COVID-19 were both asymptomatic, and seroconversion was demonstrated. These findings suggest that even young infants can mount an immune response against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), despite having weaker immune defenses than adolescents and adults. Three-year-old boy, who was SARS-CoV-2-negative, was admitted to the same room as his SARS-CoV-2-positive father due to the lack of caregivers. Although he was asymptomatic, he had seroconverted to SARS-CoV-2. Eleven-year-old boy, who was sibling of the 3-year-old boy, was also SARS-CoV-2-negative. He was isolated in his own room and did not seroconvert. If young children are SARS-CoV-2 negative, they should be isolated from their SARS-CoV-2-positive parents. This may be difficult in practice, if parents with COVID-19 are the only available caregivers. In such situations, the most appropriate measures should be taken for each patient.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.26493
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32897544
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1002/jmv.26493
  • PubMed ID : 32897544

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