Open AccessNon-SARS-CoV-2 Infections Among Patients Evaluated for MIS-C Associated With COVID-19
Author(s) -
Jeffrey I. Campbell,
Jay Roberts,
Melanie Dubois,
Caitlin Naureckas Li,
Thomas J. Sandora,
Gabriella S Lamb
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/inf.0000000000002977
Subject(s) - covid-19 , medicine , retrospective cohort study , cohort , sars virus , virology , outbreak , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Clinical features of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) associated with COVID-19 are nonspecific. In this retrospective cohort study of 39 patients evaluated for MIS-C, 11 had non-SARS-CoV-2 infections, 3 of whom were also diagnosed with MIS-C. Clinical features were similar in patients with MIS-C and patients with non-SARS-CoV-2 infections. Clinicians should consider non-SARS-CoV-2 infections in patients undergoing MIS-C evaluation.