SARS-CoV-2 Infection of Young Infants during the Omicron Wave: A Case Series
We describe the clinical course of 4 infants infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. All were admitted to our tertiary care neonatal intensive care unit during the Omicron variant wave in our region. All 4 infants, who were less than 3 months of age, including three born prema...
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| author | Najmus Sehr Ansari Douglas C. Watson Douglas M. Campbell Mohammed A. Sarhan Ari Bitnun Estelle B. Gauda |
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| description | We describe the clinical course of 4 infants infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. All were admitted to our tertiary care neonatal intensive care unit during the Omicron variant wave in our region. All 4 infants, who were less than 3 months of age, including three born prematurely, presented with critical illness. However, their clinical presentation varied considerably. Of them, two infants presented with apnea, one with respiratory distress, and one with gastrointestinal manifestation. Our experience with these four infants provides evidence for a severe form of disease and varied clinical presentation in neonates and young infants speculated to be infected with Omicron variant. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6f687aab097d4e04bf8238b468cfe8e92023-02-16T12:58:36ZengKarger PublishersBiomedicine Hub2296-68702023-01-0181101410.1159/000528534528534SARS-CoV-2 Infection of Young Infants during the Omicron Wave: A Case SeriesNajmus Sehr Ansari0Douglas C. Watson1Douglas M. Campbell2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7046-0959Mohammed A. Sarhan3Ari Bitnun4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5289-5430Estelle B. Gauda5The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, CanadaThe Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, CanadaSt. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, CanadaDivision of Medical Microbiology, Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, CanadaThe Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, CanadaThe Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, CanadaWe describe the clinical course of 4 infants infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. All were admitted to our tertiary care neonatal intensive care unit during the Omicron variant wave in our region. All 4 infants, who were less than 3 months of age, including three born prematurely, presented with critical illness. However, their clinical presentation varied considerably. Of them, two infants presented with apnea, one with respiratory distress, and one with gastrointestinal manifestation. Our experience with these four infants provides evidence for a severe form of disease and varied clinical presentation in neonates and young infants speculated to be infected with Omicron variant.https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/528534sars-cov-2omicronneonateinfant |
| spellingShingle | Najmus Sehr Ansari Douglas C. Watson Douglas M. Campbell Mohammed A. Sarhan Ari Bitnun Estelle B. Gauda SARS-CoV-2 Infection of Young Infants during the Omicron Wave: A Case Series Biomedicine Hub sars-cov-2 omicron neonate infant |
| title | SARS-CoV-2 Infection of Young Infants during the Omicron Wave: A Case Series |
| title_full | SARS-CoV-2 Infection of Young Infants during the Omicron Wave: A Case Series |
| title_fullStr | SARS-CoV-2 Infection of Young Infants during the Omicron Wave: A Case Series |
| title_full_unstemmed | SARS-CoV-2 Infection of Young Infants during the Omicron Wave: A Case Series |
| title_short | SARS-CoV-2 Infection of Young Infants during the Omicron Wave: A Case Series |
| title_sort | sars cov 2 infection of young infants during the omicron wave a case series |
| topic | sars-cov-2 omicron neonate infant |
| url | https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/528534 |
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