Trends in Geographic and Temporal Distribution of US Children With Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Multiple inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) occurs in association with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objective

To describe the clinical characteristics and geographic and temporal distribution of the largest cohort of patients with MIS-C in the United States to date.

Design, setting, and participants

Cross-sectional analysis was conducted on clinical and laboratory data collected from patients with MIS-C. The analysis included patients with illness onset from March 2020 to January 2021 and met MIS-C case definition.

Main outcomes and measures

Geographic and temporal distribution of MIS-C was compared with that of COVID-19 nationally, by region, and level of urbanicity by county. Clinical and laboratory findings and changes over time were described by

SUBMITTER: Belay ED 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8025123 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature