COVID-19 in Brazilian Pediatric Patients: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study with a Predictive Model for Hospitalization.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study was conducted to ascertain the most frequent symptoms of COVID-19 infection at first consultation in a pediatric cohort and to devise a predictive model for hospitalization.

Methods

This is a retrospective cross-sectional study of 1028 Brazilian patients aged <18 years with SARS-CoV-2 infection in a single reference hospital in the first year of the pandemic. Clinical, demographic, laboratory, and disease spectrum data were analyzed via multivariate logistic regression modeling to develop a predictive model of factors linked to hospitalization.

Results

The majority of our cohort were schoolchildren and adolescents, with a homogeneous distribution concerning sex. At first consultation, most patients presented with fever (64.1%) and respiratory sym

SUBMITTER: Pacheco AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11433062 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature