Trends in clinical presentation of children with COVID-19: a systematic review of individual participant data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are sparse patient-level data available for children with novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Therefore, there is an urgent need for an updated systematic literature review that analyzes individual children rather than aggregated data in broad age groups.

Methods

Six databases (MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL, Google Scholar, medRxiv) were searched for studies indexed from January 1 to May 15, 2020, with MeSH terms: children, pediatrics, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2. 1241 records were identified, of which only unique papers in English with individual patient information and documented COVID-19 testing were included. This review of 22 eligible studies followed Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses of individual participant data g

SUBMITTER: Christophers B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7965792 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature