Screening for SARS-CoV-2 infection in pediatric oncology patients during the epidemic peak in Italy

Affiliations

• ¹ Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Department of Mother and Child, Azienda Ospedaliera, Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy.
• ² Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
• ³ Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Oncology and Haematology Unit "Lalla Seràgnoli", Sant' Orsola Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
• ⁴ Department of Pediatrics, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy.
• ⁵ Hemato-Oncology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy.
• ⁶ Pediatric Hematology Oncology and BMT Unit, Ospedale dei bambini, Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy.
• ⁷ Hematology-Oncology Department, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Unit, Santo Spirito Hospital, Pescara, Italy.
• ⁸ Department of Pediatrics, Regional Hospital of Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy.
• ⁹ Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliera Brotzu, Cagliari, Italy.
• ¹⁰ Pediatric Oncology Hematology, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia, Italy.
• ¹¹ Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Hospital, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy.
• ¹² Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Fondazione MBBM, Milano Bicocca University, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy.
• ¹³ Pediatric Onco-Hematology, Department of Pediatrics, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Parma, Italy.
• ¹⁴ Clinic of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.