Clinical Characteristics of Hospitalized COVID-19 in Children: Report From the COVID-19 Registry in Japan
Author(s) -
Kensuke Shoji,
Takayuki Akiyama,
Shinya Tsuzuki,
Nobuaki Matsunaga,
Yusuke Asai,
Setsuko Suzuki,
Noriko Iwamoto,
Takanori Funaki,
Norio Ohmagari
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of the pediatric infectious diseases society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.269
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2048-7207
pISSN - 2048-7193
DOI - 10.1093/jpids/piab085
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , asymptomatic , pediatrics , pandemic , betacoronavirus , emergency medicine , virology , outbreak , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
A total of 1038 pediatric patients with COVID-19 were identified. Among these, 308 (30%) had asymptomatic COVID-19. The overall outcome was good, and no patients died. A significant rate of patients aged <24 months and ≥13 years were found in the symptomatic group.
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