Persistent clinical features in paediatric patients after SARS-CoV-2 virological recovery: a retrospective population-based cohort study from a single centre in Latvia
Liene Smane, Inese Stars, Zanda Pučuka, Ieva Roģe, Jana Pavāre
Abstract
The COVID-19 related state of emergency in Latvia was declared on 12 March 2020. Consequently, Children's Clinical University Hospital in Riga, Latvia, established a postacute outpatient service for individuals after recovery from COVID-19. Although information regarding the epidemiology and clinical features of COVID-19 in children has accumulated, relevant reports about persistent symptoms after recovery are lacking. We aimed to determine data on COVID-19 persistent symptoms after recovery in children in Latvia. Persistent symptoms have been reported in 9 out of 30 children.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)EpidemiologySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Retrospective cohort studyPediatricsCohortCohort study2019-20 coronavirus outbreakInternal medicineVirologyOutbreakDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)Long-Term Effects of COVID-19COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesCOVID-19 and Mental Health