Development of child immunity in the context of COVID-19 pandemic

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.). - 1999. - 217(2020) vom: 10. Aug., Seite 108510
1. Verfasser: Kloc, Małgorzata (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Ghobrial, Rafik M, Kuchar, Ernest, Lewicki, Sławomir, Kubiak, Jacek Z
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2020
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.)
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Review COVID-19 Child immunity Immune system development Macrophages Cytokines
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Zusammenfassung:Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Children, because of having an immature immune system, are usually more prone than the adults to the microbial infections and have more severe symptoms, which is especially true for the newborns, and very young children. However, the review of clinical data from the current COVID-19 pandemic indicates otherwise. We discuss here what are the main features and components of children's immune system, the role of maternal transmission of immunity, and what are the possible explanations for the seemingly lower infection rate and severity of COVI-19 in children
Beschreibung:Date Completed 21.07.2020
Date Revised 10.01.2021
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1521-7035
DOI:10.1016/j.clim.2020.108510