Severe SARS-CoV2 related disease In low and middle income country children aged 0-19 years
25 February 2021
| Technical document
Overview
Our overall aim is to understand the clinical characteristics of SARS-CoV2 related disease in neonates, children and adolescents aged 0-19 years presenting to hospital in LMICs.
Our objectives are to use hospital network surveillance systems to:
1. Describe clinical presentations, comorbidities, diagnostic and laboratory features,
currently available therapies, and long-term outcomes
2. Understand the association between severity of SARS-CoV2 related disease and
comorbidities in LMIC children
WHO Team
Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health & Ageing (MCA),
Newborn Health (NBH)
Editors
WHO
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