Paediatric COVID-19 case with regard to the family infection chain and the psychosocial context
Silke Schwarza, Dr. med., Christian Steuberb, Hanno Kraffta, MSc.,Katja Boehma, Dr. phil., David Martina,c, Prof. Dr. med.
aWitten / Herdecke University, Chair of Medical Theory, Integrative and Anthroposophical Medicine, Germany;
bARCHE, Practice for children and young people, Germany
cTübingen University, Department of Paediatrics, Germany
Correspondence address Dr. med. Silke Schwarz, University of Witten/Herdecke, Chair of Medical Theory, Integrative and Anthroposophical Medicine, Alfred-Herrhausen-Strasse 50, 58448 Witten. Email: Silke.Schwarz@uni-wh.de
Short title: Pediatric COVID-19 infection
Keywords: corona, pediatrics, infection chain, stigmatisation, case report, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, quarantine
Key Clinical Message: Despite close physical contact SARS-CoV-2 transmission by children does not have to be assumed in principle within a family.
Source of funding: No funding was requested for this case report.
Financial disclosure: The authors have no financial ties relevant to this article.
Conflict of interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest.
Abbreviations: SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2); COVID-19 (Corona Virus Disease 2019)
Note: All names in this case report have been changed by the authors. “Melina”, her mother, father and stepfather have read the manuscript and approved of its publication