Risk factors for severe PCR-positive SARS-CoV-2 infection in hospitalised children.
Tilmann SchoberChelsea CayaMichelle BartonAnn BaylissAri BitnunJennifer BowesHelena Brenes-ChaconJared BullardSuzette CookeTammie DewanRachel DwilowTala El TalCheryl FooPeter GillBehzad Haghighi AskiFatima KakkarJanell LautermilchMarie-Astrid LefebvreKirk LeifsoNicole Le SauxAlison LopezAli ManafiJoanna MerckxShaun K MorrisAlireza NateghianLuc PanettaDara PetelDominique PichéRupeena PurewalLea RestivoAshley RobertsManish SadaranganiRosie ScuccimarriAlejandra Soriano-FallasSarah TehseenKarina A TopRolando Ulloa-GutierrezIsabelle Viel-TheriaultJacqueline K WongCarmen YeaAnn YehAdriana Yock-CorralesJoan L RobinsonJesse PapenburgPublished in: BMJ paediatrics open (2022)
We identified risk factors for disease severity among children hospitalised for PCR-positive SARS-CoV-2 infection. Comorbidities predisposing children to more severe disease may vary by age. These findings can potentially guide vaccination programmes and treatment approaches in children.
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