ArticleBMC infectious diseases2021
Comparison of clinical features on admission between coronavirus disease 2019 and influenza a among children: a retrospective study in China.
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- Comparative analysis of routine peripheral blood parameters in influenza and COVID-19 patients: a retrospective study.Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo · 2026Article
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- Comparison of laboratory parameters, clinical symptoms and clinical outcomes of COVID-19 and influenza in pediatric patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Article
- Global Research Trends in Pediatric COVID-19: A Bibliometric Analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Comparison of the Clinical and Laboratory Features of COVID and Influenza in Children.Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) share similar symptoms with influenza A (IA), but it is more worthwhile to understand the disparities of the two infections regarding their clinical characteristics on admission.
methodsA total of 71 age-matched pediatric IA and COVID-19 patient pairs were formed and their clinical data on admission were compared.
resultsFever, cough, nasal congestion and nausea/vomiting were the most common symptoms on admission for both infections but occurred less often in COVID-19. The IA patients were more likely to have lower-than-normal levels of lymphocyte count and percentage and to have higher-than-normal levels of activated partial thromboplastin time, prothrombin time, serum C-reactive protein, and serum procalcitonin, while the COVID-19 patients had higher odds of having lower-than-normal levels of neutrophil count and percentage.
conclusionsThis study suggests that influenza A is more symptomatic than COVID-19 for children and might be an overall more severe infection at the time of admission.
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