Delta variant effect on the clinical course of adolescent COVID-19 patients.
Hanife Tuğçe ÇağlarSevgi PekcanAsli Imran YilmazGokcen UnalÖzge Metin AkcanMahmut Z ÜnsaçarMehmet ÖzdemirFatih AkınPublished in: Pediatric pulmonology (2022)
The clinical course for adolescents diagnosed with COVID-19 has linearly changed with the delta variant. Our results confirmed that the delta variant is more transmissible, requires more oxygen support, increases endotracheal intubation, and prolongs the length of stay in the hospital.