Overview of COVID 19 in Children with the Current Situation in Saudi Arabia | ||||
| The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine | ||||
| Article 24, Volume 80, Issue 1, July 2020, Page 704-714 PDF (870.12 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2020.95617 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Aisha Almutairi* 1; Abdullah Al-Shamrani2 | ||||
| 1Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Qassim University | ||||
| 2Prince Sultan Medical Military City (PSMMC), Department of Pediatric, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), first identified in Wuhan, China, has resulted within the coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic that has spread to 210 countries worldwide. At the time of scripting this review, 76,726 people had been infected with and 411 died from SARS-CoV-2 in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. COVID-19 has deeply impacted the lives of millions globally, either directly or as a results of the preventive measures instituted to regulate the spread of the disease. Research groups worldwide are working hard to develop sensitive and specific diagnostic tools and effective vaccines. This review aimed to supply relevant COVID19 research data obtained from a literature review. Conclusion: We believe that our study makes significant contributions to the literature because it provides a condensed, authoritative presentation of the numerous clinical presentations, diagnoses, treatments, and patient management strategies for COVID-19. It also as reports on this COVID-19 situation in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| COVID 19; COVID 19 diagnostic testing; severe acute respiratory syndrome; coronavirus 2 | ||||
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