Comparison of the clinical characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 in children before and after the emergence of Delta variant of concern in Japan

Comparison of the clinical characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 in children before and after the emergence of Delta variant of concern in Japan

Delta variant of concern (VOC) is the current predominant severe acute respiratory coronavirus type 2 strain causing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); however, information regarding the impact of the Delta VOC on clinical features and outcomes in pediatric patients with COVID-19 is limited. We co...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy 2022-04, Vol.28 (4), p.591-594
Hauptverfasser: Shoji, Kensuke, Akiyama, Takayuki, Tsuzuki, Shinya, Matsunaga, Nobuaki, Asai, Yusuke, Suzuki, Setsuko, Iwamoto, Noriko, Funaki, Takanori, Ohmagari, Norio
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Sprache:eng
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Child
Children
Coronavirus disease 2019
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Delta variant of concern
Humans
Japan - epidemiology
Respiration, Artificial
SARS-CoV-2
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Zusammenfassung:Delta variant of concern (VOC) is the current predominant severe acute respiratory coronavirus type 2 strain causing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); however, information regarding the impact of the Delta VOC on clinical features and outcomes in pediatric patients with COVID-19 is limited. We conducted a retrospective observational study using the data of patients
ISSN:1341-321X
1437-7780
1437-7780
DOI:10.1016/j.jiac.2022.01.009