id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-355047-ri43d5wk Sarangi, Bhakti Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of COVID-19 in Indian Children in the Initial Phase of the Pandemic 2020-07-28 .txt text/plain 1798 116 57 METHODS: Clinical and laboratory profile and outcomes were studied for children (aged 1 month — 18 years) presenting between 1 April, 2020 and 20 May, 2020 with positive nasopharyngeal swab for SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR. All children between one month and 18 years of age who tested positive by the RT-PCR technique for nasopharyngeal swab were included in the study -these also included asymptomatic children as per the management guidelines in force. High CRP values have now become synonymous with severe COVID-19 infection among adults as seen in majority of the studies [13] . In conclusion, our study shows that there is a higher disease burden in lower-socioeconomic groups with majority of children having a positive household contact. • Majority of Indian children with SARS-CoV-2 infection had a mild course of disease during the initial stages of the pandemic Clinical and epidemiological features of 36 children with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Zhejiang, China: An observational cohort study ./cache/cord-355047-ri43d5wk.txt ./txt/cord-355047-ri43d5wk.txt