Fever Without a Source in an Infant Due to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2

Matthew J Kan; Lauren M C Grant; Martha A Muña; Tara L Greenhow

doi:10.1093/jpids/piaa044

Fever Without a Source in an Infant Due to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2

J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2021 Feb 13;10(1):49-51. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piaa044.

Authors

Matthew J Kan¹, Lauren M C Grant¹, Martha A Muña¹, Tara L Greenhow^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
² Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, San Francisco, California, USA.

Abstract

A 5-week-old infant female admitted for fever without a source subsequently tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. She had a mild hospital course without respiratory distress. This unexpected presentation changed regional hospital screening for coronavirus disease 2019 and personal protective equipment use by medical providers who evaluate febrile infants.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; fever; infant.

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Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / diagnosis*
COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing
California
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Fever of Unknown Origin / virology*
Humans
Infant
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / prevention & control
Personal Protective Equipment
SARS-CoV-2