Clinical Characteristics of Hospitalized COVID-19 in Children: Report From the COVID-19 Registry in Japan
Kensuke Shoji, Takayuki Akiyama, Shinya Tsuzuki, Nobuaki Matsunaga, Yusuke Asai, Setsuko Suzuki, Noriko Iwamoto, Takanori Funaki, Norio Ohmagari
Abstract
A total of 1038 pediatric patients with COVID-19 were identified. Among these, 308 (30%) had asymptomatic COVID-19. The overall outcome was good, and no patients died. A significant rate of patients aged <24 months and ≥13 years were found in the symptomatic group.
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MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Asymptomatic2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)PediatricsPandemicBetacoronavirusEmergency medicineInternal medicineVirologyOutbreakDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)Kawasaki Disease and Coronary ComplicationsCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesCOVID-19 Impact on Reproduction