ArticleIndian journal of pediatrics2022
Spectrum of COVID-19 Disease in Children: A Retrospective Analysis Comparing Wave 1 and Wave 2 from a Tertiary Hospital in South India.
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- Comparative study of COVID-19 patients admitted during the first and second waves in a tertiary care hospital in Eastern India: a retrospective observational study.Sudanese journal of paediatrics · 2026Article
- Severity and mortality associated with COVID-19 among children hospitalised in tertiary care centres in India: a cohort study.The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia · 2023Article
- The Age-Related Course of COVID-19 in Pediatric Patients-1405 Cases in a Single Center.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Characteristics of Hospitalized Pediatric Patients in the First Five Waves of the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Single Center in Poland-1407 Cases.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Clinical Characteristics of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Mexican Children and Adolescents.Viruses · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo describe COVID-19 in children and the differences between the two waves.
methodsThe electronic medical records of children younger than 16 y of age with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection between June 1st 2020 and May 31st 2021 at Christian Medical College, Vellore were retrospectively reviewed. Demographic, clinical, and laboratory data were collected on a predesigned case record form and analyzed.
resultsA total of 988 children were diagnosed with confirmed COVID-19 during the study period. Of these, there were 585 children diagnosed during the 1st wave (June 2020-Feb 2021) and 403 children during the 2nd wave (March 2021-May 2021). It was found that loose stools and rash were significantly more frequent during the 1st wave and fever, cough, coryza, heart rate and temperature were significantly more during the 2nd wave. There was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of requirement of oxygen therapy, need for ICU admission, duration of ICU stay or hospital stay, or severity of illness. Mortality was significantly higher during the 2nd wave (0.3% vs. 2%).
conclusionThe COVID-19 pandemic among children during the 1st and 2nd waves were similar in severity, though there was a higher mortality during the 2nd wave.
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