Clinical and Epidemiological Assessment of Children and Adolescents Hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 in the Pre-Amazon Region.
Marilene RibeiroLuis Artur Ferreira de SousaJohnatha OliveiraDerek PintoLuís BatistaLuis LobatoLucas SousaHivylla FerreiraValdenice SantosValéria FontesDiana BastosFlor de Maria SilvaMárcio NunesPriscila SabbadiniAdriana RêgoAmanda AliançaMaria SilvaWashington LimaCláudia LimaMonica Elinor Alves GamaLidio Lima NetoWellyson da Cunha Araújo FirmoPublished in: Biomedicines (2024)
SARS-CoV-2 in children and adolescents is mild, but the condition of patients with PMIS is more serious, with an increase in inflammatory biomarkers which can lead to death. Therefore, rapid diagnosis and differentiation of agents causing respiratory diseases are necessary for better therapeutic decision making, since the results of this study make us question the excessive use of antibiotics without meeting well-defined clinical-epidemiological criteria.