Characteristics of pediatric COVID-19 patients admitted to the emergency department and factors associated with pneumonia.

Ali Yurtseven Caner Turan Guner Ozenen Gizem Halit Işik Zümrüt Şahbudak Bal Rüçhan Sertöz Eylem Ulas Saz

Published in: Turkish journal of emergency medicine (2022)

Although pediatric COVID-19 patients tended to have a mild disease, some children with comorbidities can still develop a severe illness. CRP value is a useful indicator in the diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia. Furthermore, the prevalence rate of COVID-19 did not decrease with hot seasons.

Keyphrases

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coronavirus disease
emergency department
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
risk factors
young adults
respiratory failure
adverse drug
acute respiratory distress syndrome