Coronavirus disease in children: A multicentre study from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 global pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection, warranted attention for whether it has unique manifestations in children. Children tend to develop less severe disease with a small percentage present with clinical manifestations of paediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome and have poor prognosis. We studied the characteristics of COVID-19 in children requiring hospitalisation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and assessed the clinical presentation and the risk factors for mortality, morbidity, and paediatric intensive care (PICU) admission.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective analysis of COVID-19 patients under 15 years hospitalised at three tertiary academic hospitals between 1 March and 30 June 2020.

Results<

SUBMITTER: Kari JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7981189 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature