The EPICENTRE (ESPNIC Covid pEdiatric Neonatal Registry) initiative: background and protocol for the international SARS-CoV-2 infections registry

Conclusions: EPICENTRE will allow researchers to clarify the epidemiology, clinical presentation, and outcomes of pediatric and neonatal SARS-CoV-2 infection, refining its clinical management and hopefully providing new insights for clinicians.What is Known:•COVID19 is the new disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection and is spreading around the globe.•Majority of data available about SARS-CoV-2 infections originates from adult patients.What is New:•EPICENTRE is the first international, multicenter, multidisciplinary, meta-data driven, hospital-based, online, prospective cohort registry dedicated to neonatal and pediatric SARS-CoV-2 infections.•EPICENTRE will allow to understand epidemiology and physiopathology of COVID19.
Source: European Journal of Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research