Acute and Postacute Clinical Characteristics of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Children in Japan.

Tomohiro KatsutaYuta AizawaKensuke ShojiNaoki ShimizuKenji OkadaTakashi NakanoHajime KamiyaKiyoko AmoNaruhiko IshiwadaSatoshi IwataMakoto OshiroNobuhiko OkabeSeigo KorematsuShigeru SugaTakeshi TsugawaNaoko NishimuraHaruka HishikiMasashi FujiokaMitsuaki HosoyaYumi MizunoIsao MiyairiChiaki MiyazakiTsuneo MorishimaTetsushi YoshikawaTaizo WadaKazunobu OuchiHiroyuki MoriuchiKeiko Tanaka-TayaAkihiko Saitoh

Published in: The Pediatric infectious disease journal (2022)

Our survey showed that the rate of symptomatic pediatric COVID-19 cases increased gradually, especially during the Omicron variant predominant period, and a certain percentage of pediatric cases had persistent symptoms. Certain percentages of pediatric COVID-19 patients had severe complications or prolonged symptoms. Further studies are needed to follow such patients.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
liver failure
young adults
prognostic factors
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
peritoneal dialysis
sleep quality
drug induced
early onset
patient reported outcomes
acute respiratory distress syndrome