Trends in Treatments for Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), United States, February 2020 – July 2021.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a novel severe postinfectious condition associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The purpose of this report is to describe nationwide trends in the evolving clinical management of MIS-C.

Methods

Patients with MIS-C were reported from state and local jurisdictions to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) MIS-C national surveillance system. Patients’ case reports were reviewed to ensure that they met the CDC MIS-C case definition and had sufficient data for analysis. The prevalence of use of treatments for MIS-C, temporal trends in use of these treatments, and frequency of administration of different treatment combinations were analyzed.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Abrams JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9383407 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature