Infant With SARS-CoV-2 Infection Causing Severe Lung Disease Treated With Remdesivir
Infant With SARS-CoV-2 Infection Causing Severe Lung Disease Treated With Remdesivir
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DOI:
10.1542/peds.2020-1701
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发表时间:
2020-09-01
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8
通讯作者:
Bamford, Alasdair
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作者:
Frauenfelder, Claire;Brierley, Joe;Bamford, Alasdair
We describe the case of an infant who developed severe pulmonary SARS-CoV-2 infection in the fifth week of life and was treated with remdesivir. We describe an ex-premature infant presenting with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in the fifth week of life. In current reports, researchers indicate that acute symptomatic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection is relatively rare and much less severe than in adults. This case highlights that infection can be associated with life-threatening pulmonary disease in young infants and that infection can follow a similar disease course to that described in adults. We provide first data on the use of the novel antiviral remdesivir in a young child and an innovative approach to expedited approval from a multidisciplinary clinical team and bioethics committee for compassionate access to the drug.