Characteristics and Disease Severity of US Children and Adolescents Diagnosed With COVID-19

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Authors

Leigh Ellyn Preston · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Jennifer Chevinsky · Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services

Lyudmyla Kompaniyets · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Amy M. Lavery · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Anne Kimball · Epidemic Intelligence Service

Tegan K. Boehmer · United States Public Health Service Commissioned Officers Association

Abstract

This cohort study uses data from the Premier Healthcare Database Special COVID-19 Release to assess the association of demographic and clinical characteristics with severe COVID-19 illness among hospitalized US pediatric patients with COVID-19.

Topics & Keywords

Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA Network Open

Volume 4, Issue 4, pp. e215298-e215298

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.5298

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