Association of Blood Groups with the Severity and Outcome of COVID-19 Infection in Children.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak
; 31(1): S57-S59, 2021 Jan.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1667995
ABSTRACT
The objective of this study was to find out the association of ABO blood groups with the severity and outcome of corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in children. It included all laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 and post-COVID multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C)/ Kawasaki disease (KD) like illness, admitted from March to September, 2020 to The Children's Hospital, Lahore. Out of 66 children, 45 (68.2%) were COVID-19 and 21 (31.8%) MIS-C/KD temporally associated with SARS-C0V-2. The mean age was 7.9 ± 4.2 years. Majority of children had mild to moderate illness 38 (57.6%), while 23 (34.8%) had severe or critical disease. Among all patients, 24 (36.4%) had some underlying comorbidity. Blood group A was significantly associated with severe and critical disease (p=0.030). COVID-19 in children had generally a good outcome, but children with blood group A were more susceptible to severe/critical disease. Key Words Coronavirus disease 2019, ABO blood groups, Children, Severity, Outcome.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Blood Group Antigens
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jcpsp.2021.Supp1.S57
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