التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
COVID‐19 increased in Italian children in the autumn and winter 2021–2022 period when Omicron was the dominant variant. |
| المؤلفون: |
Curatola, Antonietta, Ferretti, Serena, Graglia, Benedetta, Capossela, Lavinia, Menchinelli, Giulia, Fiori, Barbara, Chiaretti, Antonio, Sanguinetti, Maurizio, Gatto, Antonio |
| المصدر: |
Acta Paediatrica; Feb2023, Vol. 112 Issue 2, p290-295, 6p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
SARS-CoV-2, AUTUMN, SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, ITALIANS, COVID-19 pandemic |
| مستخلص: |
Aim: We examined the prevalence of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) in children during the autumn and winter season from 1 September 2021 to 30 January 2022 and compared it with the same period in 2020–2021. Methods: This study was carried out int the paediatric emergency department (PED) of a tertiary Italian hospital. We compared the clinical and demographical features of all children who presented during the two study periods and tested positive for SARS‐CoV‐2. Results: During the 2021–2022 autumn and winter season 5813 children presented to the PED, 19.0% were tested for SARS‐CoV‐2 and 133 (12.0%) of those tested positive. In 2020–2021, 2914 presented to the PED, 12.3% were tested, and 30 (8.3%) of those tested positive. There were no statistically significant differences in clinical severity during the two study periods, despite a higher percentage of neurological symptoms in 2020–2021. Of the SARS‐CoV‐2‐positive cases, 29/133 (21.8%) were hospitalised during the 2021–2022 season and 10/30 (33.3%) during the previous one. Only 3/163 children required intensive care. Conclusion: The greater spread of SARS‐CoV‐2 was probably due to the greater transmissibility of the Omicron variant, but the symptoms were mild and only 3 children required intensive care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| قاعدة البيانات: |
Complementary Index |
