Distinguishing coronavirus disease 2019 from influenza in children remains challenging

S Zayet; T Klopfenstein; N Ursulescu; N Belfeki; V Gendrin; M Osman

doi:10.1016/j.nmni.2021.100888

Distinguishing coronavirus disease 2019 from influenza in children remains challenging

New Microbes New Infect. 2021 May:41:100888. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2021.100888. Epub 2021 Apr 24.

Authors

S Zayet¹, T Klopfenstein¹, N Ursulescu², N Belfeki³, V Gendrin¹, M Osman⁴

Affiliations

¹ Infectious Disease Department, Nord Franche-Comté Hospital, Trévenans, France.
² Paediatrics and Neonatology Department, Nord Franche-Comté Hospital, Trévenans, France.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, Groupe Hospitalier Sud Ile de France, Melun, France.
⁴ University Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Tunisia.

Abstract

Clinical descriptions about influenza-like illness in children seem non-specific during the co-circulation of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza. This paper aimed to summarize recent studies comparing clinical features and outcome, laboratory and radiological findings of COVID-19 patients with influenza patients in the paediatric population.

Keywords: Children; coronavirus disease 2019; influenza; paediatric; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.