COVID-19 among children seeking primary paediatric care with signs of an acute infection.
Acta Paediatr
; 110(12): 3315-3321, 2021 12.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1408239
ABSTRACT
AIM:
It can be challenging to distinguish COVID-19 in children from other common infections. We set out to determine the rate at which children consulting a primary care paediatrician with an acute infection are infected with SARS-CoV-2 and to compare distinct findings.METHOD:
In seven out-patient clinics, children aged 0-13 years with any new respiratory or gastrointestinal symptoms and presumed infection were invited to be tested for SARS-CoV-2. Factors that were correlated with testing positive were determined. Samples were collected from 25 January 2021 to 01 April 2021.RESULTS:
Seven hundred and eighty-three children participated in the study (median age 3 years and 0 months, range 1 month to 12 years and 11 months). Three hundred and fifty-eight were female (45.7%). SARS-CoV-2 RNA was detected in 19 (2.4%). The most common symptoms in children with as well as without detectable SARS-CoV-2 RNA were rhinitis, fever and cough. Known recent exposure to a case of COVID-19 was significantly correlated with testing positive, but symptoms or clinical findings were not.CONCLUSION:
COVID-19 among the children with symptoms of an acute infection was uncommon, and the clinical presentation did not differ significantly between children with and without evidence of an infection with SARS-CoV-2.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
Language:
English
Journal:
Acta Paediatr
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Apa.16101
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