Characteristics of Children Diagnosed With SARS-CoV-2 in the Ambulatory Setting.
Clin Pediatr (Phila)
; 61(2): 184-187, 2022 02.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1551123
ABSTRACT
The objective of this study was to characterize the clinical presentation and outcomes of children and adolescents testing positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the ambulatory setting. We found that about 8% of children tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, with the large majority being symptomatic (80%). The average age of our population was 12.5 years, and females and males were affected equally. However, African American patients (62%) were substantially more likely to test positive compared with other races. Children in this study tended to have a mild course, mostly presenting with respiratory symptoms, and very few required hospitalization. As the epidemiology of the pandemic evolves, it will be important to monitor the effects that changing variants have on infected children and the impact that vaccination programs have on mitigating infection risk.
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Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Ambulatory Care Facilities
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Vaccines
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Variants
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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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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Male
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Young adult
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
Clin Pediatr (Phila)
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
00099228211064378
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