Comparative Analysis of Pediatric COVID-19 Infection in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Japan, and China.

ABSTRACT: There is a scarcity of data regarding coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection in children from southeast and south Asia. This study aims to identify risk factors for severe COVID-19 disease among children in the region. This is an observational study of children with COVID-19 infection in hospitals contributing data to the Pediatric Acute and Critical Care COVID-19 Registry of Asia. Laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases were included in this registry. The primary outcome was severity of COVID-19 infection as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) (mild, moderate, severe, or critical). Epidemiology, clinical and laboratory features, and outcomes of children with COVID-19 are described. Univariate and multivariable logistic regression models were used to identify risk factors for

SUBMITTER: Wong JJM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8437183 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature