Open AccessEpidemiology of Coronavirus Infection in Children and Their Impact on Lung Health: Finding From a Birth Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Prawin Kumar,
Aparna Mukherjee,
Shivani Randev,
Guruprasad R. Medigeshi,
Kana Ram Jat,
Arti Kapil,
Rakesh Lodha,
Sushil Kumar Kabra
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.0000000000002884
Subject(s) - vital capacity , medicine , epidemiology , cohort , coronavirus , cohort study , respiratory system , covid-19 , pediatrics , lung , virology , lung function , disease , diffusing capacity , infectious disease (medical specialty)
In this birth cohort, coronavirus acute respiratory infection was detected in 6.5% of the episodes; the commonest strain was OC43, followed by NL63, HKU1, and 229E. Children with coronavirus acute respiratory infection during infancy had significantly decreased forced expiratory volume in 0.5 seconds, forced expiratory flow between 25% and 75% of forced vital capacity, and peak expiratory flow at 3 years of age.