Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults (MIS-A): case finding through systematic review of electronic medical records.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults (MIS-A) is a severe condition temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Methods

In this retrospective cohort study, we applied the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) case definition to identify diagnosed and undiagnosed MIS-A cases among adults discharged April 2020-January 2021 from four Atlanta, Georgia hospitals affiliated with a single medical center. Non-MIS-A COVID-19 hospitalizations were identified using International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision encounter code U07.1. We calculated the ratio of MIS-A to COVID-19 hospitalizations, compared demographic characteristics of the two cohorts, and described clinical characteristics of MIS-A patients.

Results

We identified 11

SUBMITTER: Melgar M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9383808 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature