The First Pediatric Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Japan: Risk of Co-Infection with Other Respiratory Viruses
The First Pediatric Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Japan: Risk of Co-Infection with Other Respiratory Viruses
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DOI：
10.7883/yoken.jjid.2020.181
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发表时间：
2020-09-01
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Kinebuchi, Takahiro
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文献类型：
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作者：
Kakuya, Fujio;Okubo, Hitoshi;Kinebuchi, Takahiro
冠状病毒病2019(新冠肺炎)是由一种新型冠状病毒--严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2型引起的一种严重的呼吸道传染病，死亡率高。这种疾病于2019年末从武汉中国出现，并于2020年1月传播到包括北海道在内的日本。2020年2月，在日本北海道古野市，3名儿童被诊断出患有新冠肺炎。在此期间，流感和人类偏肺病毒感染在Furano地区的儿童中流行。这3名患者中有两人同时感染了其他呼吸道病毒，包括甲型流感病毒或人偏肺病毒。据提交人所知，本报告中描述的病例是日本首例新冠肺炎患儿。对于患有新冠肺炎的儿童，应考虑与其他呼吸道病原体合并感染的可能性。
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a severe infectious disease of the respiratory tract caused by a novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, and has a high mortality rate. The disease emerged from Wuhan, China, in late 2019, and spread to Japan, including Hokkaido, in January 2020. In February 2020, 3 children were diagnosed with COVID-19 in Furano, Hokkaido, Japan. During this period, influenza and human metapneumovirus infections were prevalent among children in the Furano region. Two of the 3 patients experienced co-infection with other respiratory viruses, including influenza virus A or human metapneumovirus. To the authors' knowledge, the cases described in the present report were the first pediatric patients with COVID-19 in Japan. In children with COVID-19, the possibility of co-infection with other respiratory pathogens should be considered.