SARS‑CoV‑2 infection and children: Insights from the 6th Workshop on Paediatric Virology (Review)

Ioannis N. Mammas; Anna Kramvis; Vassiliki Papaevangelou; Panagiotis G. Doukas; Sandra D. Naya; Panagiotis G. Doukas; Vassiliki Melikoki; Demosthenes Bouros; Prakash Thiagarajan; George P. Chrousos; Simon B. Drysdale; Chryssie Koutsaftiki; Alexia Papatheodoropoulou; Maria Theodoridou; Anne Greenough; Demetrios A. Spandidos

doi:10.3892/wasj.2022.150

SARS‑CoV‑2 infection and children: Insights from the 6th Workshop on Paediatric Virology (Review)

Ioannis N. Mammas, Anna Kramvis, Vassiliki Papaevangelou, Panagiotis G. Doukas, Sandra D. Naya, Panagiotis G. Doukas, Vassiliki Melikoki, Demosthenes Bouros, Prakash Thiagarajan, George P. Chrousos, Simon B. Drysdale, Chryssie Koutsaftiki, Alexia Papatheodoropoulou, Maria Theodoridou, Anne Greenough, Demetrios A. Spandidos^*

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Abstract

The present article provides an overview of the key messages of the plenary lectures on severe acute respira‑ tory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2) infection in children, which were presented at the ‘6th Workshop on Paediatric Virology’ organised by the Institute of Paediatric Virology on October 24, 2020.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-12
Number of pages	12
Journal	World Academy of Sciences Journal
Volume	4
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3892/wasj.2022.150
Publication status	Published - Mar 2022

Keywords

children
coronavirus disease 2019
corticosteroids
neonates
paediatric virology
prevention
remdesivir
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2
symptoms
therapeutic agents
vaccines

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Mammas, I. N., Kramvis, A., Papaevangelou, V., Doukas, P. G., Naya, S. D., Doukas, P. G., Melikoki, V., Bouros, D., Thiagarajan, P., Chrousos, G. P., Drysdale, S. B., Koutsaftiki, C., Papatheodoropoulou, A., Theodoridou, M., Greenough, A., & Spandidos, D. A. (2022). SARS‑CoV‑2 infection and children: Insights from the 6th Workshop on Paediatric Virology (Review). World Academy of Sciences Journal, 4(2), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.3892/wasj.2022.150

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SARS‑CoV‑2 infection and children: Insights from the 6th Workshop on Paediatric Virology (Review)

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