Patients assisted at the department of medicine of a pediatric hospital at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Authors: Cairoli H., Raiden S., Chiolo M. J., Di Lalla S., Ferrero F., Vitorero J. B., Checacci E., Davenport C., Domínguez P., Planovsky H., Gambarruta F., Ibarra M., Ossorio M. F., Potasnik J., Schenone N., Torrents M., Torres F. Published on:
2020
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Archivos Argentinos de Pediatria DOI:-
Introduction Despite the magnitude of the COVID-19 pandemic, the information about its development in pediatrics is still limited This report describes the characteristics of patients admitted to a children's hospital due to COVID-19 during the first three months of the pandemic Method Descriptive study including all patients hospitalized due to COVID-19 between 4/1/2020 and 6/30/2020 Results A total of 191 patients were hospitalized due to COVID-19;their median age was 7 7 years;89 % had a history of close contact Of them, 35 6 % were considered asymptomatic;61 2 %, mild cases;and 3 2 %, moderate cases (no severe cases) None of them received a specific treatment for the disease The most common symptoms were fever, sore throat, and cough The median length of stay was 6 days Conclusion A total of 191 cases of children and adolescents admitted due to COVID-19 are reported Most were asymptomatic or presented with a mild disease
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