Clinical and epidemiological features of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children under 16 years of age
INTRODUCTION: During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, efforts have focused on trying to identify the routes of transmis sion of the virus, characterize its symptoms and signs, and investigate the best diagnostic and thera peutic methods. There are fewer published data and series in the pediatric population than in adults.
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the clinical and epidemiological characteristics in children under 16 years of age diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2.
PATIENTS AND METHOD: Descriptive study carried out on children who underwent SARS-CoV-2 RNA testing due to compatible symptoms, close contact, or requiring hospitalization or surgery, in the Emergency Department of a hospital in Madrid, Spain. 30 variables were collected including epidemiological data, symptoms, and signs of infection.
RESULTS: Out of 1378 patients, 12% were positive (165). There was a higher proportion of patients of North African origin in the positive group than in the negative one (p < 0.01). Of all patients, 35.6% reported close contact with a confirmed case, which was more frequent in the positive group. 75.8% of the positive patients had some symptoms, most frequently fever, runny nose, and cough, followed by digesti ve symptoms. There was one case of COVID-19 pneumonia and two patients with MIS-C, one of which had SARS-CoV-2 infection. Eight of the positive patients (4.8%) required hospitalization due to SARS-CoV-2 infection.
CONCLUSION: Although SARS-CoV-2 infection is milder in the pediatric population, almost 5% will require hospitalization. No close contact was identified in a high percen tage of patients (61%). Further studies are needed at all levels of care to characterize the infection in children and adolescents.
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2022 |
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2022 |
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:93 |
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Andes pediatrica : revista Chilena de pediatria - 93(2022), 2 vom: 30. Apr., Seite 167-173 |
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Spanisch |
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Caracterización clínica y epidemiológica de la infección por SARS-CoV-2 en menores de 16 años |
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Alonso de la Hoz, Julia [VerfasserIn] |
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Date Completed 24.06.2022 Date Revised 24.06.2022 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |
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10.32641/andespediatr.v93i2.3756 |
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| 520 | |a INTRODUCTION: During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, efforts have focused on trying to identify the routes of transmis sion of the virus, characterize its symptoms and signs, and investigate the best diagnostic and thera peutic methods. There are fewer published data and series in the pediatric population than in adults | ||
| 520 | |a OBJECTIVE: To analyze the clinical and epidemiological characteristics in children under 16 years of age diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 | ||
| 520 | |a PATIENTS AND METHOD: Descriptive study carried out on children who underwent SARS-CoV-2 RNA testing due to compatible symptoms, close contact, or requiring hospitalization or surgery, in the Emergency Department of a hospital in Madrid, Spain. 30 variables were collected including epidemiological data, symptoms, and signs of infection | ||
| 520 | |a RESULTS: Out of 1378 patients, 12% were positive (165). There was a higher proportion of patients of North African origin in the positive group than in the negative one (p < 0.01). Of all patients, 35.6% reported close contact with a confirmed case, which was more frequent in the positive group. 75.8% of the positive patients had some symptoms, most frequently fever, runny nose, and cough, followed by digesti ve symptoms. There was one case of COVID-19 pneumonia and two patients with MIS-C, one of which had SARS-CoV-2 infection. Eight of the positive patients (4.8%) required hospitalization due to SARS-CoV-2 infection | ||
| 520 | |a CONCLUSION: Although SARS-CoV-2 infection is milder in the pediatric population, almost 5% will require hospitalization. No close contact was identified in a high percen tage of patients (61%). Further studies are needed at all levels of care to characterize the infection in children and adolescents | ||
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