COVID-19 in pediatric cancer patients: risk of infection, surveillance and containment
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Keywords
Control Plan, Hematologic Diseases, Epidemiology, Incidence, Neoplasms, Coronavirus Infections
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to affect people throughout the planet due to its high contagion rate. Patients affected by the disease who received immunosuppressive treatments are at risk of developing the most serious aspects of COVID-19. So how does this new coronavirus affect pediatric cancer patients who are constantly immunosuppressed? How is it possible to reduce the risk of contagion in the oncology and hematology departments? We synthesized a couple of important articles on the subject.
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