Assessment of clinical outcomes among children and adolescents hospitalized with COVID-19 in 6 sub-Saharan African countries

JB Nachega, NA Sam-Agudu, RN Machekano… - JAMA …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Little is known about COVID-19 outcomes among children and adolescents in
sub-Saharan Africa, where preexisting comorbidities are prevalent. Objective To assess the …

Clinical characteristics, treatment and outcomes of paediatric COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

O Irfan, F Muttalib, K Tang, L Jiang, ZS Lassi… - Archives of disease in …, 2021 - adc.bmj.com
Objective Compare paediatric COVID-19 disease characteristics, management and
outcomes according to World Bank country income level and disease severity. Design …

“For COVID” or “with COVID”: classification of SARS-CoV-2 hospitalizations in children

LE Kushner, AR Schroeder, J Kim… - Hospital …, 2021 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES Pediatric hospitalization rates are used as a marker of coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) disease severity in children but may be inflated by the detection of mild or …

COVID‐19 under 19: a meta‐analysis

N Toba, S Gupta, AY Ali, M ElSaban… - Pediatric …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic continues to cause
global havoc posing uncertainty to educational institutions worldwide. Understanding the …

[HTML][HTML] Paediatric critical COVID-19 and mortality in a multinational prospective cohort

S Gonzalez-Dambrauskas… - The Lancet Regional …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background To understand critical paediatric coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and
evaluate factors associated with mortality in children from high and low-middle income …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 in 7780 pediatric patients: a systematic review

A Hoang, K Chorath, A Moreira, M Evans… - …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Studies summarizing the clinical picture of COVID-19 in children are lacking.
This review characterizes clinical symptoms, laboratory, and imaging findings, as well as …

[HTML][HTML] Risk factors for severe COVID-19 in hospitalized children in Canada: A national prospective study from March 2020–May 2021

DS Farrar, O Drouin, CM Hepburn, K Baerg… - The Lancet Regional …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Children living with chronic comorbid conditions are at increased risk for severe
COVID-19, though there is limited evidence regarding the risks associated with specific …

[HTML][HTML] Severe COVID-19 infection and pediatric comorbidities: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BK Tsankov, JM Allaire, MA Irvine, AA Lopez… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective There is limited information on the severity of COVID-19 infection in children with
comorbidities. We investigated the effects of pediatric comorbidities on COVID-19 severity by …

Factors associated with severe SARS-CoV-2 infection

N Ouldali, DD Yang, F Madhi, M Levy… - …, 2021 - publications.aap.org
BACKGROUND: Initial reports on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) infections in children suggested that very young age and comorbidities may increase …

[HTML][HTML] Demographic predictors of hospitalization and mortality in US children with COVID-19

A Moreira, K Chorath, K Rajasekaran… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Understanding which children are at increased risk for poor outcome with COVID-19 is
critical. In this study, we link pediatric population–based data from the US Center for Disease …