A single centre study of viral community-acquired pneumonia in children: no evidence of SARSCoV-2 from october 2019 to march 2020
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Mancino Enrica, Cristiani Luca, Pierangeli Alessandra, Scagnolari Carolina, Nenna Raffaella, Petrarca Laura, Di Mattia Greta, La Regina Domenico, Frassanito Antonella, Viscido Agnese, Oliveto Giuseppe, Midulla Fabio
ISSN: 1386-6532
Pneumonia is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in children. We described viral aetiologies, with particular interest in detecting SARS-CoV-2, in hospitalized pneumonia children. Human rhinovirus was the most frequently detected agent. No children tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. Our findings suggest that SARS-CoV-2 infection is rare in children and it was not circulating in Rome before COVID-19 outbreak.