COVID-19 Score for Testing Symptomatic Low Risk Children: “STUDY SAFE”

Frontiers in Medicine

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Gavriela Feketea¹  Vasiliki Vlacha³ 

[1] “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy;Paediatric Department, Karamandaneio Children's Hospital of Patras;Department of Early Years Learning and Care, University of Ioannina

关键词: RT-PCR—polymerase chain reaction with reverse transcription;    SARS-CoV-2;    COVID-19;    scoring—algorithm;    safety;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fmed.2021.644813

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Telemedicine has undergone remarkable expansion since the beginning the COVID-19 pandemic (1), for visits related not only to COVID-19, but also other acute and chronic illnesses. The major advantage of telemedicine is the opportunity for patients to receive medical advice in their own home, without the risk of exposure to SARS-CoV-2. It has been shown that virtual medical visits significantly decrease the mortality of some medical conditions such as cardiac diseases (2). The use of algorithms appears to facilitate the practice of telemedicine. SARS-CoV-2 has expanded rapidly over the world. The vaccines against COVID-19 have been implemented extensively by many countries but herd immunity is, as yet, far from being achieved. Currently, only one vaccine has been authorized to be used for adolescents above the age of 16 years. However, according to the recommendations of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), even if a youngster has been immunized, testing should be done in the case of symptoms related to COVID-19 (3). Most of the children infected with SARS-CoV-2 are asymptomatic or develop mild symptoms, but even in the presymptomatic or asymptomatic state, school-age children and adolescents can transmit the infection to vulnerable individuals.

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