Comparison of Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Pediatric and Adult Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Shenzhen, China.

Fang Wang; Chang Xiang Lai; Peng Yu Huang; Jia Ming Liu; Xian Feng Wang; Qi Yuan Tang; Xuan Zhou; Wen Jie Xian; Rui Kun Chen; Xuan LI; Zhi Yu LI; Li Qun Liao; Qing HE; Lei Liu

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Comparison of Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Pediatric and Adult Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Shenzhen, China.

Author: Fang WANG ¹ ; Chang Xiang LAI ¹ ; Peng Yu HUANG ² ; Jia Ming LIU ³ ; Xian Feng WANG ¹ ; Qi Yuan TANG ¹ ; Xuan ZHOU ¹ ; Wen Jie XIAN ¹ ; Rui Kun CHEN ¹ ; Xuan LI ¹ ; Zhi Yu LI ¹ ; Li Qun LIAO ¹ ; Qing HE ¹ ; Lei LIU ¹
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1. National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Disease, Shenzhen Third People's Hospital, Department of Hepatology, Second Hospital Affiliated to Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518112, Guangdong, China.
2. Fujian Provincial Reproductive Medicine Center, Fujian Maternity and Children's Hospital Affiliated to Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350001, Fujian, China.
3. Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery I, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing 100142, China.
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Clinical characteristics; Coronavirus disease 2019; Pediatric patients; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
MeSH: COVID-19/therapy*; Child; China/epidemiology*; Female; Hospitalization; Humans; Length of Stay; Male; Retrospective Studies; SARS-CoV-2; Treatment Outcome
From: Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2020;33(12):906-915
CountryChina
Language:English
Abstract: Objective:Here we aimed to investigate the difference in clinical characteristics and outcomes between pediatric and adult patients with COVID-19.
Methods:A total of 333 consecutive patients with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection treated in the departments of Internal medicine of Shenzhen Third People's Hospital from January 11
Results:Compared with adult patients, pediatric patients had a shorter time of symptom onset to hospitalization than adults [median time, 1 (
Conclusion:Pediatric patients with COVID-19 had milder or less clinical symptoms, less evident pulmonary imaging changes, better prognosis, and shorter length of hospital stay.