Delta variant SARS-CoV-2 infections in pediatric cases during the second wave in India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During October 2020, Delta variant was detected for the first time in India and rampantly spread across the globe. It also led to second wave of pandemic in India which affected millions of people. However, there is limited information pertaining to the SARS-CoV-2 strain infecting the children in India.

Methods

Here, we assessed the SARS-CoV-2 lineages circulating in the pediatric population of India during the second wave of the pandemic. Clinical and demographic details linked with the nasopharyngeal/oropharyngeal swabs (NPS/OPS) collected from SARS-CoV-2 cases (n = 583) aged 0-18 year and tested positive by real-time RT-PCR were retrieved from March to June 2021.

Results

Symptoms were reported among 37.2% of patients and 14.8% reported to be hospitalized

SUBMITTER: Yadav PD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9250235 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature