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Factors Affecting Presentation and Treatment of Pediatric/Adolescent Cancer Patients Diagnosed With SARS-CoV-2.

Ishna SharmaTyler HambySahil NooraniAngela LiuSalma OmarHufsa AhmadShelley WattsAlice HoeftSuzanne WhitworthAnish Ray
Published in: Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology (2023)
Hospitalization and MIS-C rates were significantly higher than, whereas mortality rates and symptom presentations were consistent with, rates in the general pediatric population. Obesity was the only risk factor predictive of clinical severity. Cancer treatment modifications and pre-emptive administration of COVID-19 treatment did not modify clinical course.
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