Characteristics of children admitted to hospital with acute SARS-CoV-2 infection in Canada in 2020

Interpretation: Among children who were admitted to hospital with SARS-CoV-2 infection in Canada during the early COVID-19 pandemic period, incidental SARS-CoV-2 infection was common. In children admitted with acute COVID-19, obesity and neurologic and respiratory comorbidities were associated with...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Canadian Medical Association journal (CMAJ) 2021-09, Vol.193 (38), p.E1483-E1493
Hauptverfasser:	Drouin, Olivier, Hepburn, Charlotte Moore, Farrar, Daniel S, Baerg, Krista, Chan, Kevin, Cyr, Claude, Donner, Elizabeth J, Embree, Joanne E, Farrell, Catherine, Forgie, Sarah, Giroux, Ryan, Kang, Kristopher T, King, Melanie, Laffin, Melanie, Luu, Thuy Mai, Orkin, Julia, Papenburg, Jesse, Pound, Catherine M, Price, Victoria E, Purewal, Rupeena, Sadarangani, Manish, Salvadori, Marina I, Top, Karina A, Viel-Theriault, Isabelle, Kakkar, Fatima, Morris, Shaun K
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	2020 AD Age Asymptomatic Children Children & youth Comorbidity Coronaviruses COVID-19 Demographic aspects Diseases Health surveillance Hospital patients Hospitalization Hospitals Infections Neurological disorders Obesity Pandemics Pathophysiology Patient admissions Pediatric research Pediatrics Public health Respiratory diseases Risk factors Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Statistics
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Zusammenfassung:	Interpretation: Among children who were admitted to hospital with SARS-CoV-2 infection in Canada during the early COVID-19 pandemic period, incidental SARS-CoV-2 infection was common. In children admitted with acute COVID-19, obesity and neurologic and respiratory comorbidities were associated with more severe disease.
ISSN:	0820-3946 1488-2329
DOI:	10.1503/cmaj.210053