Characteristics of the pediatric patients diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection in a Romanian children's hospital: a retrospective study

• Published in: PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) Vol. 9; p. e11560
• Main Authors: Gavriliu, Liana-Cătălina, Murariu, Carmen, Potop, Vladimir, Spătaru, Radu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States PeerJ. Ltd 04.06.2021; PeerJ, Inc; PeerJ Inc
• Subjects: Age composition; Analysis; Asymptomatic; Children; Clinical and epidemiological characteristics; Coronaviruses; Cough; COVID-19; Curie, Marie; Curie, Marie (1867-1934); Disease transmission; Dyspnea; Emergency medical care; Epidemiology; Fever; Health aspects; Hematology; Hospitals; Independent sample; Infection; Infections; Infectious Diseases; Intensive care; Laboratories; Laboratory and radiological characteristics; Leukocytes; Lymphopenia; Monocytes; Pandemics; Patients; Pediatrics; Pneumonia; Risk groups; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Statistical analysis; Surveillance; Symptomatic and asymptomatic patients; Symptoms; Viral infections; China; Romania; Spain; Europe; COVID-19; Symptomatic and asymptomatic patients; Laboratory and radiological characteristics; Clinical and epidemiological characteristics; Symptoms

To date, information on COVID-19 pediatric patients is still sparse. We aimed to highlight the epidemiological and clinical data regarding SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and adolescents to improve the understanding of the disease in this age group and inform physicians during the ongoing COVID-19...