Severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a hospital population: a clinical comparison across age groups

Autor: Chiara Rosazza, Laura Alagna, Alessandra Bandera, Arianna Biffi, Fabiana Ciciriello, Andrea Gramegna, Vincenzina Lucidi, Paola Giovanna Marchisio, Paola Medino, Antonio Muscatiello, Sara Uceda Renteria, Carla Colombo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Italian Journal of Pediatrics, Vol 49, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1824-7288
DOI: 10.1186/s13052-023-01485-w
Popis: Abstract Background Children tend to have milder forms of COVID-19 than adults, however post-acute complications have been observed also in the paediatric population. In this study, we compared COVID-19-related outcomes and long-term complications between paediatric and adult patients infected by SARS-CoV-2. Methods The study is based on individuals enrolled from October 2020 to June 2021 in the DECO COVID-19 multicentre prospective study supported by the Italian Ministry of Health (COVID-2020–12371781). We included individuals with RT-PCR -confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection, who were evaluated in the emergency department and/or admitted to COVID-dedicated wards. The severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection was compared across age groups (children/adolescents aged
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