Long/post-COVID in children and adolescents: symptom onset and recovery after one year based on healthcare records in Germany.
Franz EhmFalko TeschSimone MenzerFriedrich LoserLars BechmannAnnika ViviritoDanny WendeManuel BatramTilo BuschmannMarion LudwigMartin RössleMartin SeifertGiselle Sarganas MargolisLukas ReitzleChristina KoenigClaudia SchultePedro BallesterosStefan BasslerThomas BittererCordula RiedererReinhard BernerChrista Scheidt-NaveJochen SchmittNicole ToepfnerPublished in: Infection (2024)
Although very few patients presented symptoms for longer than 12 months, excess morbidity among children and, particularly, adolescents with a history of COVID-19 means a relevant burden for pediatric care.