SARS-COV-2 infection in children and newborns: a systematic review

Zeitschrift für Kinderheilkunde - Tập 179 Số 7 - Trang 1029-1046 - 2020
Ilaria Liguoro1, Chiara Pozzi1, Margherita Bonanni1, Maria Elena Ferrari1, Anna Pusiol1, Agostino Nocerino2, Enrico Vidal1, Paola Cogo1
1Department of Medicine DAME—Division of Pediatrics, University of Udine, P.zzale S. Maria della Misericordia, 15, 33100, Udine, Italy
2Division of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy

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