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dc.contributor.authorForbes, Michelle Barton et al.
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-18T19:58:55Z
dc.date.available2020-05-18T19:58:55Z
dc.date.issued2020-05-08
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.05.20091751en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12663/1546
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Estimates of pediatric morbidity and mortality from COVID-19 are vital for planning optimal use of human and material resources throughout this pandemic. METHODS: Government websites from countries with minimum 1000 cases in adults and children on April 13, 2020 were searched to find the number of cases confirmed in children, the age range, and the number leading to hospitalization, intensive care unit (ICU) admission or death. A systematic literature search was performed April 13, 2020 to find additional data from cases series. RESULTS: Data on pediatric cases were available from government websites for 23 of the 70 countries with minimum 1000 cases by April 13, 2020. Of 424 978 cases in these 23 countries, 8113 (1.9%) occurred in children. Nine publications provided data from 4251 cases in 4 additional countries. Combining data from the websites and the publications, 330 of 2361 cases required admission (14%). The ICU admission rate was 2.2 % of confirmed cases (44 of 2031) and 7.2% of admitted children (23 of 318). Death was reported for 15 cases. CONCLUSION: Children accounted for 1.9% of confirmed cases. The true incidence of pediatric infection and disease will only be known once testing is expanded to individuals with less severe or no symptoms. Admission rates vary from 0.3 to 10% of confirmed cases (presumably varying with the threshold for testing) with about 7% of admitted children requiring ICU care. Death is rare in middle and high income.en_US
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectInfectious Diseasesen_US
dc.subjectCoronavirusen_US
dc.subjectInfant Mortalityen_US
dc.subjectChilden_US
dc.subjectMorbidityen_US
dc.subjectIntensive Care Units, Pediatricen_US
dc.titleCOVID- 19 Infection in Children: Estimating Pediatric Morbidity and Mortalityen_US
eihealth.countryGlobal (WHO/OMS)en_US
eihealth.categoryEpidemiology and epidemiological studiesen_US
eihealth.typePublished Articleen_US
eihealth.maincategorySlow Spread / Reducir la Dispersiónen_US
dc.relation.ispartofjournalmedRxiven_US


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