• Aust J Gen Pract · Oct 2020

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    How lethal is SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia when compared with respiratory syncytial virus and influenza in young children?

    • James Shunxian Wei.
    • MBBS, BMedSc, FRACGP, DCH, Principal GP, Standish Street Surgery, Vic; Visiting Medical Officer, Alpine Health, Vic.
    • Aust J Gen Pract. 2020 Oct 1; 49 (10): 683-686.

    Background And ObjectivesSARS-CoV-2 is known to cause milder disease in children when compared with adults, but the extent of this is unclear. The aim of this article is to estimate the case fatality rate (CFR) for SARS-CoV-2 infection and SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia in young children aged <5 years, and compare this with estimated CFRs for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza.MethodThis article reviews published case series of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the paediatric population and epidemiological data on COVID-19 published on official government websites internationally and in Australia.ResultsThe CFR of SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia in children aged <5 years is estimated to be 0.15-1.35%, which is lower than the estimated CFR of RSV pneumonia of 0.3-2.1%, but higher than the estimated CFR of influenza pneumonia of 0.14-0.45%.DiscussionSARS-CoV-2 infection is likely to be less lethal than RSV in children aged <5 years, but more lethal than influenza.

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