Results of COVID-19 Surveillance in a Large United States Pediatric Healthcare System over One Year.

ABSTRACT: The lack of SARS-CoV-2 antigen surveillance testing in the pediatric population has inhibited accurate infection and hospitalization prevalence estimates. We aim to report the estimated prevalence of and risk factors for COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and intensive care unit (ICU) admission across the three United States (US) waves in one of the largest pediatric healthcare systems in the nation. Retrospective electronic health record (EHR) review of all COVID-19 surveillance data among children aged 0-19 years seeking healthcare at one pediatric healthcare system that serves predominantly Medicaid-dependent families from 1 March 2020 to 31 March 2021. COVID-19 infection status (Y/N), hospital admission (Y/N), and ICU admission (Y/N) are the main outcomes. Of 22,377 children aged ≤ 1

SUBMITTER: Messiah SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8468442 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature