3 research outputs found
Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Households with Children, Southwest Germany, May-August 2020
Recurrent SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Impaired Immunologic Response in a Pediatric Oncologic Patient While Treated With Radiochemotherapy
Immune responses to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in pediatric patients with malignant disease may be affected by tumor therapy. Here, we report the case of a child with rhabdomyosarcoma and recurrent SARS-CoV-2 infection. Immunologic responses, analyzed by T-cell activity and anti-viral IgG levels, were impaired and not durable as a result of intensive radiochemotherapy