Covid-19 mortality in children and adolescents in Mexico.
Salud Publica Mex
; 64(3, may-jun): 328-332, 2022 Jun 02.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To estimate Covid-19 and pre-pandemic low respiratory infection (LRI) mortality in children and adolescents in Mexico. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
We estimated the percentage of total mortality attributable to Covid-19 (95% confidence intervals; 95%CI) and made the corresponding estimates for pre-pandemic LRI mortality.RESULTS:
In 2019, LRIs represented 8.6% (95%CI 8.3, 8.9) of deaths in children aged 0-9 years, and 2.0% (95%CI 1.8, 2.3) in those aged 10-19 years. In 2020, the corresponding estimates for Covid-19 were 4.4% (95%CI 4.1, 4.6) and 3.7% (95%CI 3.4, 4.1).CONCLUSIONS:
Relative to LRI, Covid-19 may be exerting a considerable mortality burden, particularly in older children and adolescents.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções Respiratórias
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COVID-19
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Humans
País como assunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article