ArticleBMJ paediatrics open2022
COVID-19 in a tertiary paediatric centre in Portugal: a single-centre retrospective study.
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- SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children: Revisiting Host-Virus Interactions Through Post-Infection Immune Profiling.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- SARS-CoV-2 Variants and Their Impact on Pediatric COVID-19: Clinical Manifestations and Hematological Profiles.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo describe the demographic, clinical, laboratory and imaging features of the first 300 SARS-CoV-2-infected children presenting to a tertiary paediatric centre in Portugal.
designSingle-centre, retrospective, descriptive study of paediatric patients who had a confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection from 7 March to 20 September 2020.
settingTertiary paediatric referral centre (Hospital Dona Estefânia, Lisbon, Portugal). PATIENTS: 18 years or younger.
main outcome measuresIncidence, mortality, age of infection, clinical characteristics, treatment prescribed and outcome.
resultsThree hundred patients with confirmed COVID-19 presented to the centre. One hundred and seventeen (39%) patients were admitted to the hospital: 69 with COVID-19 and 48 for other reasons. The most common symptoms in children admitted with COVID-19 were fever (49) and cough (38). Six patients required intensive care. Two children died and seven reported short-term sequelae.
conclusionsCOVID-19 is usually a mild disease in children, but a small proportion of patients develop severe and critical disease. Fatal outcomes were rare and only occurred in children with severe previous medical conditions.
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