Abstract
2/2022
vol. 97
Special paper
Updated principles of prevention, diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 in children in Poland – recommendations for paediatricians and family medicine doctors
- Department of Children’s Infectious Diseases, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
- Regional Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Paediatric Neurology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
- Department of Paediatrics, Paediatric Nephrology and Allergology, Military Institute of Medicine, Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Defence (MON), Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Paediatrics with Medical Assessment Unit, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland
- Department of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
- 2nd Department of Paediatrics, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Paediatric and Neonatal Diseases of the Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration, Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Paediatrics and Infectious Diseases, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Specialized Health Care Center for Women and Children, Poznan, Poland
- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Oncology and Immunology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
- Department of Paediatrics, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland
- National Consultant in the Field of Paediatrics, Warsaw, Poland
Pediatr Pol 2022; 97 (2): 71-80
Online publish date: 2022/06/08
Since late 2021, we have observed a significant increase in the proportion of children infected with SARS-CoV-2. The course of the disease in children is usually sparsely symptomatic or asymptomatic. However, the predominance of new virus variants makes children more likely to become symptomatically ill and require hospitalisation. This paper aims to update recommendations for managing a child with COVID-19 in out- and inpatient settings. Current options for prevention and antiviral treatment are discussed, noting the limited availability of therapy for children. In most children with COVID-19, the basis for treatment remains symptomatic and supportive therapy and measures to reduce SARS-CoV-2 infection spread.
Keywords
COVID-19, children, SARS-CoV-2
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