Open AccessA multicenter study of confirmed COVID-19 cases: preliminary data on 2690 pediatric patients in Argentina during the first year of the pandemic
Author(s) -
Ángela Gentile,
María Del Valle Juárez,
María Del Valle Juárez,
Aldo Cancellara,
Marina Pasinovich,
Martín Brizuela,
Cristina Euliarte,
Gabriela Ensinck,
Carlota Russ,
Liliana Saraceni,
Gabriela Tapponier,
Susana Villa Nova,
Andrea Falaschi,
Analía Garnero,
Pablo Melonari,
Luciana Bellone,
Alejandra Gaiano,
Víctor Pebe Florian,
E Bogdanowicz,
María Soledad Areso
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
archivos argentinos de pediatría
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1668-3501
pISSN - 0325-0075
DOI - 10.5546/aap.2022.eng.80
Subject(s) - medicine , pediatrics , epidemiology , asymptomatic , population , pneumonia , pandemic , observational study , disease , covid-19 , infectious disease (medical specialty) , environmental health
The current evidence indicates that the severity of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is lower in the pediatric population but local data are still limited. Objective: To characterize the clinical and epidemiological aspects of COVID-19 infection in patients younger than 18 years in Argentina.