The study of clinical and epidemiological characteristics of coronavirus infection in children ages 0-18
- Author:
Bolormaa T
1
;
Amarjargal O
1
;
Baljinnyam B
1
;
Altantuya Sh
1
Author Information
1. National Center for Maternal Child Health
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
coronavirus infection;
symptoms;
pediatric;
alpha variant;
delta variant
- From:Mongolian Journal of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Pediatrics
2021;30(2):2186-2190
- CountryMongolia
- Language:Mongolian
-
Abstract:
The study of clinical and epidemiological characteristics of coronavirus infection in children ages 0-18:Introductions: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been spreading in Wuhan, Hebei Province, China since late 2019, and was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has been constantly mutating, and several new variants have emerged, dominating the world. These variants are characterized by differences in transmission, toxicity, and pathogenicity. Due to the lack of research on pediatric COVID-19 in Mongolia. Our goal was to study the symptoms and severity of children with COVID-19 and to compare clinical characteristics between Alpha and Delta of SARS-CoV-2 occurred in children.
Material and methods: Clinical characteristics, laboratory and diagnostic test results of 450 children aged 0-18 years, confirmed by laboratory tests from March 30, 2021 to December 1, 2022 in the Isolation Department of COVID-19 infected children of the NCMCH, treatment and complications were studied retrospectively.
Result: The study involved 450 children aged 0-18 years with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection. According to the demographic variables, 263 (58.4%) boys and 189 (41.6%) girls. In terms of age group, 62.4% were aged 0-4 years, 17.5% were aged 5-9 years, 16.2% were aged 10-15 years, and 3.7% were children over 15 years old. Of these children, 231 (51.3%) were clinically confirm signs of alpha and 219 (48.7%) delta variant. In 8 cases, COVID-19 was vaccinated but became infected. Clinical features of alpha-type physical examination were 117 (51.6%), pale face and paleness (29.6%), and respiratory distress (40.0.0%). Clinical features of delta-variant bruising, pallor, and chest depression were predominant on physical examination.
Conclusion: COVID-19 In children with alpha and delta variants, the most common symptoms of respiratory viral infections, such as fever and cough, were respiratory distress in alpha variant and respiratory and circulatory abnormalities signs in delta variant.
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