The clinical characteristics of pediatric inpatients with SARS-CoV-2 infection: A meta-analysis and systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Millions of people were infected with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) all over the world. Data on clinical symptoms of pediatric inpatients with COVID-19 infection were unclear. The aim of study was to investigate the clinical features of pediatric inpatients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library were searched to seek for studies providing details on pediatric inpatients with SARS-CoV-2 infection which were published from 1st January to 21st April 2020. Studies with more than five pediatric inpatients were included in our meta-analysis.This study was registered in the PROSPERO database (CRD42020183550). As the results shown, fever (46%) and cough (42%) were the main clinical characters of pediatric inpa

SUBMITTER: Ma X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7323441 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature