Prevalence and characteristics of fever in adult and paediatric patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): A systematic review and meta-analysis of 17515 patients.
Md Asiful IslamShoumik KunduSayeda Sadia AlamTareq HossanMohammad Amjad KamalRosline HassanPublished in: PloS one (2021)
The prevalence of fever in adult COVID-19 patients was high, however, 54.14% of paediatric COVID-19 patients did not exhibit fever as an initial clinical feature. Prevalence and risk of low and medium-grade fevers were higher compared to high-grade fever.