id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-322087-gj5mfzxz de Sanctis, Vincenzo Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in adolescents: An update on current clinical and diagnostic characteristics 2020-05-11 .txt text/plain 4581 244 48 This paper summarises the current findings (April 3,2020) from a systematic literature review on the current knowledge of COVID-19 in adolescents (10-19 years according to the WHO definition) and reports the preliminary epidemiological data stated by the Italian National Institute of Health. SARS-CoV-2 RNA was also detected in stool specimens but according to WHO-China report, fecal-oral transmission did not appear to be a significant factor in the spread of infection (Report of the WHO-China Joint Mission on Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-2019. Detailed epidemiological information based on a larger sample of COVID-19 patients is needed to determine the infectious period of SARS-CoV-2, as well as whether transmission can occur from asymptomatic individuals during the incubation period ("pre-symptomatic" period). In a small number of case reports and studies, a familial cluster of infection associated with SARS-CoV-2 has been reported, indicating possible personto-person transmission during the incubation period (18, 19) . ./cache/cord-322087-gj5mfzxz.txt ./txt/cord-322087-gj5mfzxz.txt