COVID-19 in children treated with immunosuppressive medication for kidney diseases

Matko Marlais, Tanja Wlodkowski, Samhar Al‐Akash, Petr V. Ananin, Varun Kumar Bandi, Véronique Baudouin, Olivia Boyer, Luciola Vásquez, Sukanya Govindan, Nakysa Hooman,

Archives of Disease in Childhood · 2020 · 61 citations · 20 references

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Abstract

This global study shows most children with a kidney disease taking immunosuppressive medication have mild disease with SARS-CoV-2 infection. We therefore suggest that children on immunosuppressive therapy should not be more strictly isolated than children who are not on immunosuppressive therapy.

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