Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection rate among pediatric patients with respiratory symptoms.
Penpitcha SamertonNopporn ApiwattanakulSurapat AssawawiroonhakarnThiantip SahakijpicharnRakruthai ThongchaiChonnamet TechasaensiriSophida BoonsathornSujittra ChaisavaneeyakornPublished in: Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society (2024)
Pediatric COVID-19 patients presenting with respiratory symptoms who are obese or have been exposed to household members with COVID-19 should be tested for COVID-19. COVID-19 patients who are obese, younger than five years old, or who present with shortness of breath, productive cough, or chest pain should be evaluated for pneumonia. COVID-19 patients with a history of COVID-19 pneumonia or underlying neurological disease should receive follow-up for long COVID.