@article{5540cf93815244ddb3e4c3cbeedc8152,
title = "SARS-CoV-2 identified by universal preoperative COVID-19 testing prior to emergency surgery: Case of an asymptomatic pediatric patient requiring emergency surgery",
abstract = "This case highlights the importance of identifying SARS-CoV-2 preoperatively, irrespective of symptoms, as symptoms may be mild, especially in children compared to adults, and asymptomatic carriers can have high viral loads and be infectious.",
keywords = "COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, emergency, pediatric, surgery",
author = "Racette, {Samuel D.} and Lavin, {Jennifer M.} and Kociolek, {Larry K.} and Zheng, {Xiotian T.} and Haverkamp, {Karen Susan} and {Swibel Rosenthal}, {Laura H.}",
note = "Funding Information: Published with written consent of the patient. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.",
year = "2021",
month = jun,
doi = "10.1002/ccr3.3844",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "9",
journal = "Clinical Case Reports",
issn = "2050-0904",
publisher = "John Wiley and Sons Ltd",
number = "6",
}
