Review

Treatment of children with COVID-19

Volume: 14 Number: COVID-19 July 24, 2020
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Treatment of children with COVID-19

Abstract

Currently, there is not any specific effective treatment for COVID-19. There are many studies published and ongoing especially on adult patients. Treatment options in pediatric patients are determined according to the agents used in adult patients. Although coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is mild in nearly all children, a small proportion of pediatric patients develop severe or critical illness. Supportive therapy forms the basis of the treatment as the symptoms and disease course in children are mild. There are currently no randomized controlled trials of drugs that can be used to treat COVID-19 in children. However, in severe clinical cases, the drugs used in adults are evaluated and used on a case-by-case basis. There is a growing need for well-designed controlled clinical trials to better define the safety and efficacy of potential treatments for COVID-19 in children.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

​Internal Diseases

Journal Section

Review

Publication Date

July 24, 2020

Submission Date

July 2, 2020

Acceptance Date

July 24, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 14 Number: COVID-19

APA
Gülhan, B., & Özkaya Parlakay, A. (2020). Treatment of children with COVID-19. Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi, 14(COVID-19), 9-14. https://doi.org/10.12956/tchd.762827
AMA
1.Gülhan B, Özkaya Parlakay A. Treatment of children with COVID-19. Turkish J Pediatr Dis. 2020;14(COVID-19):9-14. doi:10.12956/tchd.762827
Chicago
Gülhan, Belgin, and Aslınur Özkaya Parlakay. 2020. “Treatment of Children With COVID-19”. Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi 14 (COVID-19): 9-14. https://doi.org/10.12956/tchd.762827.
EndNote
Gülhan B, Özkaya Parlakay A (July 1, 2020) Treatment of children with COVID-19. Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi 14 COVID-19 9–14.
IEEE
[1]B. Gülhan and A. Özkaya Parlakay, “Treatment of children with COVID-19”, Turkish J Pediatr Dis, vol. 14, no. COVID-19, pp. 9–14, July 2020, doi: 10.12956/tchd.762827.
ISNAD
Gülhan, Belgin - Özkaya Parlakay, Aslınur. “Treatment of Children With COVID-19”. Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi 14/COVID-19 (July 1, 2020): 9-14. https://doi.org/10.12956/tchd.762827.
JAMA
1.Gülhan B, Özkaya Parlakay A. Treatment of children with COVID-19. Turkish J Pediatr Dis. 2020;14:9–14.
MLA
Gülhan, Belgin, and Aslınur Özkaya Parlakay. “Treatment of Children With COVID-19”. Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi, vol. 14, no. COVID-19, July 2020, pp. 9-14, doi:10.12956/tchd.762827.
Vancouver
1.Belgin Gülhan, Aslınur Özkaya Parlakay. Treatment of children with COVID-19. Turkish J Pediatr Dis. 2020 Jul. 1;14(COVID-19):9-14. doi:10.12956/tchd.762827


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