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Clinical and Epidemiological Characteristics of Paediatric Patients Diagnosed with COVID-19 in a Tertiary Hospital in Mexico City.
Macias-Parra, Mercedes; Fortes-Gutierrez, Sofia; Aguilar-Gomez, Nancy; Diaz-Garcia, Luisa; Otero-Mendoza, Francisco; Arias de la Garza, Eduardo; Ordoñez-Ortega, Javier; Palacios-Reyes, Debora; Diaz-Jimenez, Irma Virginia; Serrano-Sierra, Alejandro; Xochihua-Díaz, Luis; Saltigeral-Simental, Patricia.
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  • Macias-Parra M; Medical Director, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, National Pediatrics Institute, Insurgentes Cuicuilco, Coyoacán, Mexico City, CP 04530, Mexico.
  • Fortes-Gutierrez S; Pediatric Infectious Disease Department, National Pediatrics Institute, Mexico City, Mexico.
  • Aguilar-Gomez N; Pediatric Infectious Disease Department, National Pediatrics Institute, Mexico City, Mexico.
  • Diaz-Garcia L; Research and Methodology Department, National Pediatrics Institute, Mexico City, Mexico.
  • Otero-Mendoza F; Pediatric Infectious Disease Department, National Pediatrics Institute, Mexico City, Mexico.
  • Arias de la Garza E; Pediatric Infectious Disease Department, National Pediatrics Institute, Mexico City, Mexico.
  • Ordoñez-Ortega J; Pediatric Infectious Disease Department, National Pediatrics Institute, Mexico City, Mexico.
  • Palacios-Reyes D; Pediatric Infectious Disease Department, National Pediatrics Institute, Mexico City, Mexico.
  • Diaz-Jimenez IV; Pediatric Infectious Disease Department, National Pediatrics Institute, Mexico City, Mexico.
  • Serrano-Sierra A; National Pediatrics Institute, Mexico City, Mexico.
  • Xochihua-Díaz L; Pediatric Infectious Disease Department, National Pediatrics Institute, Mexico City, Mexico.
  • Saltigeral-Simental P; Medical Director, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, National Pediatrics Institute, Insurgentes Cuicuilco, Coyoacán, Mexico City, CP 04530, Mexico.
J Trop Pediatr ; 67(3)2021 07 02.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34213541
COVID-19 affects the paediatric population less frequently than adults. A retrospective study was performed in a tertiary paediatric hospital in Mexico City in children <18 years of age who were hospitalized with a positive reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction for SARS-CoV-2. Included in the study were 86 patients with a median age of 10 years old (IQR 2.6-14.3 years), who were classified in three groups: previously healthy, with chronic disease and immunosuppressed patients. The principal signs and symptoms were fever (81%), cough (51%) and headache (35%). A total of 20 patients (23%) required management in the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and 17% needed mechanical ventilation for an average of 12.7 days (IQR 2-29 days). There was no statistically significant difference between the three clinical classification groups in those patients admitted to the PICU, most of which were previously healthy patients. The mortality rate was 5% (four patients). Given that the paediatric population is susceptible to infection, potential transmitters and to clinical presentations with variable degrees of severity, it is important to continue reinforcing social distancing measures.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: COVID-19 Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies Limite: Adolescent / Adult / Child / Child, preschool / Humans País como assunto: Mexico Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2021 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: COVID-19 Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies Limite: Adolescent / Adult / Child / Child, preschool / Humans País como assunto: Mexico Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2021 Tipo de documento: Article