International Analysis of Electronic Health Records of Children and Youth Hospitalized With COVID-19 Infection in 6 Countries.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Additional sources of pediatric epidemiological and clinical data are needed to efficiently study COVID-19 in children and youth and inform infection prevention and clinical treatment of pediatric patients.

Objective

To describe international hospitalization trends and key epidemiological and clinical features of children and youth with COVID-19.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study included pediatric patients hospitalized between February 2 and October 10, 2020. Patient-level electronic health record (EHR) data were collected across 27 hospitals in France, Germany, Spain, Singapore, the UK, and the US. Patients younger than 21 years who tested positive for COVID-19 and were hospitalized at an institution participating in the Co

SUBMITTER: Bourgeois FT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8196345 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature