Article ; Online: Patients assisted at the Department of Medicine of a pediatric hospital at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Archivos argentinos de pediatria
2020 Volume 118, Issue 6, Page(s) 418–426
Abstract: Introduction: Despite the magnitude of the COVID-19 pandemic, the information about its development in pediatrics is still limited. This report describes the characteristics of patients admitted to a children's hospital due to COVID-19 during the first ... ...
Title translation | Pacientes asistidos en el Departamento de Medicina de un hospital pediátrico en el inicio de la pandemia COVID-19 en Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
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Abstract | Introduction: Despite the magnitude of the COVID-19 pandemic, the information about its development in pediatrics is still limited. This report describes the characteristics of patients admitted to a children's hospital due to COVID-19 during the first three months of the pandemic. Method: Descriptive study including all patients hospitalized due to COVID-19 between 4/1/2020 and 6/30/2020. Results: A total of 191 patients were hospitalized due to COVID-19; their median age was 7.7 years; 89% had a history of close contact. Of them, 35.6 % were considered asymptomatic; 61.2 %, mild cases; and 3.2 %, moderate cases (no severe cases). None of them received a specific treatment for the disease. The most common symptoms were fever, sore throat, and cough. The median length of stay was 6 days. Conclusion: A total of 191 cases of children and adolescents admitted due to COVID-19 are reported. Most were asymptomatic or presented with a mild disease. |
MeSH term(s) | Adolescent ; Argentina ; COVID-19/epidemiology ; COVID-19/therapy ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Cough/epidemiology ; Cough/virology ; Female ; Fever/epidemiology ; Fever/virology ; Hospitalization/statistics & numerical data ; Hospitals, Pediatric ; Humans ; Infant ; Length of Stay ; Male ; Pharyngitis/epidemiology ; Pharyngitis/virology ; Severity of Illness Index |
Language | Spanish |
Publishing date | 2020-11-23 |
Publishing country | Argentina |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 424449-7 |
ISSN | 1668-3501 ; 0325-0075 ; 0004-0487 |
ISSN (online) | 1668-3501 |
ISSN | 0325-0075 ; 0004-0487 |
DOI | 10.5546/aap.2020.eng.423 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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