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ArticleSudanese journal of paediatrics2026

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.

Dharmraj Maurya, Ankur Kumar, Anita Mehta, Hirawati Dewal, Neha Srivastava, Ajeet Kumar Yadav

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6 authors.

Dharmraj MauryaNeonatologist, Private Practice, Divlok Hospital and Child Care Center, Varanasi, India.
Ankur KumarViral Diagnostic Research Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Baba Raghav Das Medical College, Gorakhpur, India.
Anita MehtaProfessor and Head, Department of Paediatrics, Baba Raghav Das Medical College, Gorakhpur, India.
Hirawati DewalICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, Gorakhpur, India.
Neha SrivastavaICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, Gorakhpur, India.
Ajeet Kumar YadavProfessor and Head, Department of Paediatrics, Baba Raghav Das Medical College, Gorakhpur, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) led to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is a global health problem that occurred in waves and resulted in high mortality globally. This is a single-center retrospective study conducted in a Medical College's dedicated COVID-19 hospital in India during the first wave (March-November 2020) and second wave (March-May 2021) of the COVID-19 pandemic on 104 children below 18 years of age to compare the clinical characteristics and outcome of COVID-19 patients during the first and second waves. During the first wave (

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ChildrenComorbidityCOVID-19C-reactive proteinD-dimerFirst waveLoss of smell and tasteLow-molecular-weight heparinSecond waveSerum ferritin

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PMID42542705
PMCPMC13427930

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