Avaliação dos casos suspeitos de infecção do SARS-CoV-2 em crianças e em adolescentes de um hospital do Brasil

Autor: Lima, Maria Adriely Cunha, Costa, Tiago Almeida, Cestari, Yasmim Laila Fragoso, Leite, Débora Cristina Fontes, Oliveira, Halley Ferraro, Azevedo, Maria Regina Domingues de, Porto , Carla Pereira Santos
Jazyk: portugalština
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Research, Society and Development; Vol. 10 No. 17; e108101723480
Research, Society and Development; Vol. 10 Núm. 17; e108101723480
Research, Society and Development; v. 10 n. 17; e108101723480
Research, Society and Development
Universidade Federal de Itajubá (UNIFEI)
instacron:UNIFEI
ISSN: 2525-3409
Popis: A COVID-19 is a disease caused by infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The pediatric population corresponds to 1 to 5% of confirmed cases of the disease, varying according to the country under study. This work aims to analyze suspected and confirmed cases of children and adolescents of COVID-19 in a hospital in Sergipe. This is a cross-sectional observational study involving 1,388 patients, under 20 years of age, during March 2020 and September 2021. Among patients, 54.8% were male, 10.4% had some comorbidities. It was observed that dyspnea was related to age, being frequent in children. In addition, some clinical manifestations were associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection, such as headache (p=0.021), diarrhea (p=0.002), respiratory distress (p
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