Clinical features of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Omicron variant infection in children: an analysis of 201 cases

• Published in: Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 5 - 10
• Main Authors: Zhang, Yi-Fei, Liang, Shi-Shan, Wu, Pei-Lin, Cai, Yan-Liang, Lin, Yue-Li, Wang, Qing-Wen, Zhuang, Xi-Bin, Chen, Su-Qing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: China 15.01.2023
• Subjects: Asymptomatic Infections; Child; COVID-19 - diagnosis; COVID-19 - immunology; COVID-19 - virology; COVID-19 Vaccines; Fibrinogen; Humans; Interleukin-6; Nucleic Acids; Retrospective Studies; SARS-CoV-2; Omicron variant; Clinical feature; Coronavirus disease 2019; Child
• ISSN: 1008-8830
• DOI: 10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2207052

To study the clinical features of children with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant infection. A retrospective analysis was performed on the medical data of 201 children with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who were hospitalized and diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant infection in Quanzhou First Hospital from March 14 to April 7, 2022. Among the 201 children, there were 34 children with asymptomatic infection and 167 with symptomatic infection. The two groups were compared in terms of clinical features, results of experimental examinations, and outcome. Of all the 201 children, 161 (80.1%) had a history of exposure to COVID-19 patients and 132 (65.7%) had a history of COVID-19 vaccination. Among the 167 children with symptomatic infections, 151 had mild COVID-19 and 16 had common COVID-19, with no severe infection or death. Among the 101 children who underwent chest CT examination, 16 had ground glass changes and 20 had nodular or linear opacities. The mean t