Clinical Characteristics of Hospitalized COVID-19 in Children: Report From the COVID-19 Registry in Japan. (6th September 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shoji, Kensuke; Akiyama, Takayuki; Tsuzuki, Shinya; Matsunaga, Nobuaki; Asai, Yusuke; Suzuki, Setsuko; Iwamoto, Noriko; Funaki, Takanori; Ohmagari, Norio
• Is Part Of: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. Volume 10:Number 12(2021)
• Page Start: 1097
• Page End: 1100
• Publication Date: 2021-09-06
• Subjects: children -- coronavirus disease 2019 -- epidemiology -- severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Communicable diseases in children -- Periodicals; Children -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 618.929
• DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piab085
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2048-7193

Abstract

Abstract: 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.