Clinical characteristics of pediatric SARS-CoV-2 infection and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Kuwait.

Autor: Alsharrah D; Department of Pediatrics, Farwaniyah Hospital, Ministry of Health, Farwaniyah, Kuwait., Alhaddad F; Department of Pediatrics, Farwaniyah Hospital, Ministry of Health, Farwaniyah, Kuwait., Alyaseen M; Department of Pediatrics, Mubarak Hospital, Ministry of Health, Jabiryah, Kuwait., Aljamaan S; Department of Pediatrics, Farwaniyah Hospital, Ministry of Health, Farwaniyah, Kuwait., Almutairi N; Department of Pediatrics, Jahra Hospital, Ministry of Health, Jahra, Kuwait., Ayed M; Department of Pediatrics, Farwaniyah Hospital, Ministry of Health, Farwaniyah, Kuwait., Papenburg J; Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, The Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.; Division of Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.; Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada., Alghounaim M; Department of Pediatrics, Amiri Hospital, Ministry of Health, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of medical virology [J Med Virol] 2021 May; Vol. 93 (5), pp. 3246-3250. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Dec 01.
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.26684
Abstrakt: Clinical presentation of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) ranges from asymptomatic to severe and life-threatening. National-level registries found that children, generally, have less severe disease when compared with adults. However, most asymptomatically infected children will not present to hospital and may be missed. We aimed to describe the clinical characteristics in pediatric COVID-19 patients in Kuwait, and to estimate the potential duration of viral shedding. A retrospective cohort study was performed in Jaber Alahmad Hospital (JAH) from February 29 to April 30, 2020. During the study period and as part of the public health measures, all severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-infected patients from 1 month to 18 years old, regardless of symptoms, were hospitalized at JAH, and were included. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) negativity was defined as having two consecutive negative PCR results from a respiratory specimen. Descriptive statistics and multivariable regression analyses were performed. We found that 67.9% (95% CI, 59.4%-75.3%) of 134 SARS-CoV-2-infected children were asymptomatic. Median PCR positivity was 15 days and did not vary with symptoms. Among patients who had laboratory investigations and chest imaging, symptomatic infection was associated with elevated C-reactive protein and procalcitonin, and radiographic pneumonia. Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection is very common in children. Among symptomatic patients, the disease seems to be mild. Children exhibit substantial duration of viral shedding, regardless of symptoms.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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