Is Cardiorespiratory Disease associated with increased
susceptibility of SARS-CoV-2 in Children?
Authors: Cassidy Du Berry, BSc (Hons)*1,2; Thomas
Saunders, MBBS*1,2,3; Alissa McMinn, BSc
(Hons)1,2; Shidan Tosif, PhD1,2,3;
Shivanthan Shanthikumar, MBBS1,2,3; Moya Vandeleur,
PhD1,2,3; Joanne Harrison,
MClinEd1,2,3; David Burgner,
PhD1,2,3; Sarath Ranganathan
PhD1,2,3; Nigel Crawford, PhD*1,2,3;
Danielle Wurzel, PhD*1,2,3,4
*equal first/last author
1Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Infection and
Immunity, Melbourne, Australia
2The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne,
Australia
3The University of Melbourne, Department of
Paediatrics, Melbourne, Australia
4 School of Population and Global Health, The
University of Melbourne, Australia