Comparison of clinical features on admission between coronavirus disease 2019 and influenza a among children: a retrospective study in China.
BMC Infect Dis
; 21(1): 365, 2021 Apr 17.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1190058
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) share similar symptoms with influenza A (IA), but it is more worthwhile to understand the disparities of the two infections regarding their clinical characteristics on admission.METHODS:
A total of 71 age-matched pediatric IA and COVID-19 patient pairs were formed and their clinical data on admission were compared.RESULTS:
Fever, cough, nasal congestion and nausea/vomiting were the most common symptoms on admission for both infections but occurred less often in COVID-19. The IA patients were more likely to have lower-than-normal levels of lymphocyte count and percentage and to have higher-than-normal levels of activated partial thromboplastin time, prothrombin time, serum C-reactive protein, and serum procalcitonin, while the COVID-19 patients had higher odds of having lower-than-normal levels of neutrophil count and percentage.CONCLUSIONS:
This study suggests that influenza A is more symptomatic than COVID-19 for children and might be an overall more severe infection at the time of admission.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Diagnosis, Differential
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Influenza, Human
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Symptom Assessment
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Infant, Newborn
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
BMC Infect Dis
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S12879-021-06037-3
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