COVID-19 and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Latin American Children: A Multinational Study [documento electrónico] / Andrea Parra Buitrago, ; Lina María Betancur Londoño,  . - 2021.
Obra : Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Idioma : Inglés (eng)

Resumen :	Background: To date, there are no comprehensive data on pediatric COVID-19 from Latin America. This study aims to assess COVID-19 and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) in Latin American children, to appropriately plan and allocate resources to face the pandemic on a local and international level. Methods: Ambispective multicenter cohort study from 5 Latin American countries. Children 18 years of age or younger with microbiologically confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection or fulfilling MIS-C definition were included. Findings: Four hundred nine children were included, with a median age of 3.0 years (interquartile range 0.6-9.0). Of these, 95 (23.2%) were diagnosed with MIS-C. One hundred ninety-one (46.7%) children were admitted to hospital and 52 (12.7%) required admission to a pediatric intensive care unit. Ninety-two (22.5%) patients required oxygen support: 8 (2%) were started on continuous positive airway pressure and 29 (7%) on mechanical ventilation. Thirty-five (8.5%) patients required inotropic support. The following factors were associated with pediatric intensive care unit admission: preexisting medical condition (P
Mención de responsabilidad :	Antúnez-Montes, Omar Yassef MD; Escamilla, Maria Isabel MD; Figueroa-Uribe, Augusto Flavio MD; Arteaga-Menchaca, Erick MD; Lavariega-Saráchaga, Manuel MD; Salcedo-Lozada, Perla MD; Melchior, Priscilla MD; de Oliveira, Rodrigo Beréa MD; Tirado Caballero, Juan Carlos MD; Redondo, Hernando Pinzon MD; Montes Fontalvo, Laura Vanessa MD; Hernandez, Roger MD; Chavez, Carolina MD; Campos, Francisco MD; Uribe, Fadia MD; del Aguila, Olguita MD; Rios Aida, Jorge Alberto MD; Buitrago, Andrea Parra MD; Betancur Londoño, Lina Maria MD; Mendoza Vega, León Felipe MD; Hernández, Carolina Almeida MD; Sali, Michela PhD; Higuita Palacio, Julian Esteban MD; Gomez-Vargas, Jessica MD; Yock-Corrales, Adriana MD; Buonsenso, Danilo MD
Referencia :	Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2021 Jan;40(1):e1-e6.
DOI (Digital Object Identifier) :	10.1097/INF.0000000000002949
PMID :	33055501
En línea :	https://journals.lww.com/pidj/Fulltext/2021/01000/COVID_19_and_Multisystem_Infla [...]
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