id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-264486-o01s0upf Du, Wenjun Clinical characteristics of COVID-19 in children compared with adults in Shandong Province, China 2020-04-16 .txt text/plain 3160 186 59 title: Clinical characteristics of COVID-19 in children compared with adults in Shandong Province, China We reported on the epidemiological, clinical, laboratory, and radiological characteristics of children cases to help health workers better understand and provide timely diagnosis and treatment. METHODS: Retrospectively, two research centers' case series of 67 consecutive hospitalized cases including 53 adult and 14 children cases with COVID-19 between 23 Jan 2020 and 15 Feb 2020 from Jinan and Rizhao were enrolled in this study. Laboratory tests and chest computed tomographic (CT) scans were also evaluated and the results suggested that decreased lymphocyte counts and bilateral pneumonia were common clinical features, especially in severe cases [7, 8] . In this study, we analyzed and compared the epidemic characteristics and clinical features in children and adults in Shandong Province, China. This is because a lower inflammatory response to lung injuries causes milder clinical symptoms in children compared with adults. ./cache/cord-264486-o01s0upf.txt ./txt/cord-264486-o01s0upf.txt