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ArticleZhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics2023

[Clinical features of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Omicron variant infection in children: an analysis of 201 cases].

Yi-Fei Zhang, Shi-Shan Liang, Pei-Lin Wu, Yan-Liang Cai, Yue-Li Lin, Qing-Wen Wang, Xi-Bin Zhuang, Su-Qing Chen

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Yi-Fei ZhangDepartment of Pediatrics, First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China.
Shi-Shan Liang
Pei-Lin WuDepartment of Pediatrics, First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China.
Yan-Liang CaiDepartment of Pediatrics, First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China.
Yue-Li LinDepartment of Pediatrics, First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China.
Qing-Wen WangDepartment of Pediatrics, First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China.
Xi-Bin Zhuang
Su-Qing ChenDepartment of Pediatrics, First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China.
Fujian Medical University · CN

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objectivesTo study the clinical features of children with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant infection.

methodsA retrospective analysis was performed on the medical data of 201 children with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who were hospitalized and diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant infection in Quanzhou First Hospital from March 14 to April 7, 2022. Among the 201 children, there were 34 children with asymptomatic infection and 167 with symptomatic infection. The two groups were compared in terms of clinical features, results of experimental examinations, and outcome.

resultsOf all the 201 children, 161 (80.1%) had a history of exposure to COVID-19 patients and 132 (65.7%) had a history of COVID-19 vaccination. Among the 167 children with symptomatic infections, 151 had mild COVID-19 and 16 had common COVID-19, with no severe infection or death. Among the 101 children who underwent chest CT examination, 16 had ground glass changes and 20 had nodular or linear opacities. The mean time to nucleic acid clearance was (14±4) days for the 201 children with Omicron variant infection, and the symptomatic infection group had a significantly longer time than the asymptomatic infection group [(15±4) days vs (11±4) days,

conclusionsMost of the children with Omicron variant infection have clinical symptoms, which are generally mild. The children with symptomatic infection are often accompanied by decreased or normal blood lymphocyte count and increased levels of interleukin-6, fibrinogen, and D-dimer, with a relatively long time to nucleic acid clearance. Some of them had ground glass changes on chest CT.

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