Clinical characteristics & severity profile of children with COVID-19 during the second wave pandemic: An experience from tertiary care hospital in Mumbai

This retrospective observational study was aimed at defining the demographic and clinical characteristics as well as severity profile of COVID-19 disease in children admitted to dedicated COVID-19 tertiary care hospital in Mumbai, India, during the second wave. COVID-19 infection detected in childre...

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Published in:Indian journal of medical research (New Delhi, India : 1994) India : 1994), 2023-01, Vol.157 (1), p.92-95
Main Authors: Agrawal, Poorvi, Ansari, Tazeem, Wade, Poonam, Save, Sushma, Kondekar, Alpana, Rathi, Surbhi, Malik, Sushma
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Child
Children
Comorbidity
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
DNA polymerases
Health aspects
Humans
Pandemics
Practice: Short Note
SARS-CoV-2
Tertiary Care Centers
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Summary:This retrospective observational study was aimed at defining the demographic and clinical characteristics as well as severity profile of COVID-19 disease in children admitted to dedicated COVID-19 tertiary care hospital in Mumbai, India, during the second wave. COVID-19 infection detected in children (1 month-12 years) by the rapid antigen test or reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction or TRUENAT from March 1 to July 31, 2021 on throat/nasopharyngeal samples were enrolled and their clinical features and outcomes were studied. During the study period, 77 children with COVID-19 infection were admitted, of whom two-third (59.7%) were
ISSN:0971-5916
0975-9174
DOI:10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_813_22