Open AccessMedically Attended Outpatient Coronavirus Infections in Ecuadorean Children During the 20 Months Preceding Countrywide Lockdown Related to the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic of 2020
Author(s) -
Rachel Sippy,
Esteban OrtizPrado,
Freddy Pizarro Fajardo,
Iván Hidalgo,
Guillermo Victoriano Aguilar,
Cynthia A. Bonville,
Cinthya Cueva Aponte,
Mariuxi Salazar Gómez,
Jorge Luis Carrillo Aponte,
Maryuri Ibeth Arteaga Cordova,
Gladys Rincón Polo,
Manika Suryadevara,
Joseph B. Domachowske
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/inf.0000000000002840
Subject(s) - medicine , bronchiolitis , respiratory tract infections , common cold , pneumonia , pediatrics , upper respiratory tract infection , epidemiology , pandemic , croup , respiratory tract , outpatient clinic , covid-19 , respiratory system , immunology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Human coronaviruses (HCoVs) cause respiratory tract infections during childhood manifesting as common colds, bronchiolitis, croup and pneumonia. In temperate geographies, HCoV activity peaks between December and March. The epidemiology and manifestations of HCoV infections have not been previously reported from Ecuador.