Paediatric hospitalizations over three waves of COVID-19 (February 2020 to May 2021) in Italy: determinants and rates.

Manuela Martella Alberto Peano Gianfranco PolitanoRoberta OnoratiMaria Michela Gianino

Published in: PeerJ (2023)

Our results show a comparable trend of paediatric hospital admissions for COVID-19 and of the entire population hospitalizations over three waves. COVID-19 hospital admissions increase with a bimodal age distribution and the most admissions are among patients aged ≤4 or 5-11 years. Significant predictive factors of hospitalization are identified.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
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intensive care unit
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respiratory syndrome coronavirus