biostudies-literatureUnknown26(14)Lazzerini MBackgroundVery few studies describe factors associated with COVID-19 diagnosis in children.AimWe here describe characteristics and risk factors for COVID-19 diagnosis in children tested in 20 paediatric centres across Italy.MethodsWe included cases aged 0-18 years tested between 23 February and 24 May 2020. Our primary analysis focused on children tested because of symptoms/signs suggestive of COVID-19.ResultsAmong 2,494 children tested, 2,148 (86.1%) had symptoms suggestive of COVID-19. Clinical presentation of confirmed COVID-19 cases included besides fever (82.4%) and respiratory signs or symptoms (60.4%) also gastrointestinal (18.2%), neurological (18.9%), cutaneous (3.8%) and other unspecific influenza-like presentations (17.8%). In multivariate analysis, factors significantly associaEuro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletinhttps://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8034058biostudies-literatureCharacteristics and risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 in children tested in the early phase of the pandemic: a cross-sectional study, Italy, 23 February to 24 May 2020.PMC8034058Pascolo PCardinale FArmocida BTrapani SMoressa VMauro MSforzi IMarchetti FLega SBarbi ELubrano RFelici EPilotto COrlandi AParrino RGioe CVaienti FTibaldi JBinotti MMariani IPerricone GValletta ESilvagni DTrobia GLBiban PMiorin EMagista ALiguoro ICOVID-19 Italian Pediatric Study NetworkConte MGatto ADragovic DLazzerini MMartelossi SChiaretti ADi Stefano ABerlese PDall'Amico RVilla GSaretta FFasoli SBertacca LTesta AfalseCharacteristics and risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 in children tested in the early phase of the pandemic: a cross-sectional study, Italy, 23 February to 24 May 2020.BackgroundVery few studies describe factors associated with COVID-19 diagnosis in children.AimWe here describe characteristics and risk factors for COVID-19 diagnosis in children tested in 20 paediatric centres across Italy.MethodsWe included cases aged 0-18 years tested between 23 February and 24 May 2020. Our primary analysis focused on children tested because of symptoms/signs suggestive of COVID-19.ResultsAmong 2,494 children tested, 2,148 (86.1%) had symptoms suggestive of COVID-19. Clinical presentation of confirmed COVID-19 cases included besides fever (82.4%) and respiratory signs or symptoms (60.4%) also gastrointestinal (18.2%), neurological (18.9%), cutaneous (3.8%) and other unspecific influenza-like presentations (17.8%). In multivariate analysis, factors significantly associa2021-01-01T00:00:00Z2021 Apr2025-04-04T11:43:50.724Z2022-02-09T15:12:31.584ZS-EPMC80340583383496010.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.14.2001248