Retrospective cohort of children and adolescents hospitalized by COVID-19 in Brazil from the beginning of the pandemic to August 1st, 2020.
Nivreanes Tcherno Nulle GomesMaria Isabella Claudino HaslettAna Julia Silva E AlvesJadher PercioMagda Machado Saraiva DuarteJuliane Maria Alves Siqueira MaltaFelipe Cotrim de CarvalhoWalquiria Aparecida Ferreira de AlmeidaCaroline GavaLibia Roberta de Oliveira SouzaFrancieli Fontana Sutile Tardetti FantinatoElizabeth David Dos SantosPublished in: Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology (2021)
It was observed that adolescents, SARS-critical patients, and presence of immunological disorders were important factors associated with death. Active surveillance and differentiated care are recommended for patients with chronic diseases and special immunological conditions.