Risk Factors for Severe COVID-19 Among Children and Adolescents Enrolled in Acute Respiratory Infection Sentinel Surveillance in South Africa, 2020-2022.
Kate BishopSusan MeiringStefano TempiaAnne von GottbergNicole WolterJackie KleynhansFahima MoosaMignon du PlessisJocelyn MoyesMvuyo MakhasiBoitumelo ChueneAaron M SamuelsHalima DawoodGary ReubensonHeather J ZarVanessa QuanCheryl CohenSibongile WalazaPublished in: Influenza and other respiratory viruses (2024)
Aligning with previous research, we identified age < 6 months or having an underlying condition as risk factors for SARS-CoV-2-associated SRI hospitalisation and demonstrated the potential of sentinel surveillance to monitor COVID-19 in children.