Characteristics of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 Infection and Comparison With Influenza in Children Admitted to U.K. PICUs.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 affects adults disproportionately more than children. A small proportion of children with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 required admission to a PICU. We describe the nationwide U.K. PICU experience of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 infection during the first wave of the pandemic and compare this with the critical care course of the 2019 influenza cohort.

Design

Prospective nationwide cohort study of characteristics of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2-positive children. Data collection utilized routine Pediatric Intensive Care Audit Network and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2-specific data.

Setting

All U.K. PICUs.

Patients

Children less th

SUBMITTER: Kanthimathinathan HK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7994042 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature