Perfil Clínico‐epidemiológico De Crianças E Adolescentes Internadas Com Suspeita De Covid‐19 Com Sintomas Respiratórios Em Hospital De Referência Em Recife/Pe

Albuquerque, Lucas Japhet Valença; Feitoza, Amanda Carvalho; Gonçalves, Ana Luiza Nogueira; Falcão, Ana Carla Augusto Moura; Rocha, Maria Ângela Wanderley; Lyra, Paula Teixeira; Novais, Diana Maria Gouveia Aires; Ramos, Regina Coeli Ferreira

doi:10.1016/j.bjid.2020.101151

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“…Despite its epidemiological importance, most cases were asymptomatic, which generated a low number of diagnosed children, making it difficult to understand the behavior of the disease, its clinical manifestations, and other associations that have not yet been clarified. 3,5,8,9 However, it was possible to conduct an analysis on the sociodemographic profile and factors associated with a positive COVID-19 test result in Espírito Santo State, Southeast of Brazil. The evaluation showed a higher chance of test confirmation among children aged 5 to 14 years old living in the countryside of the state and have some type of disability.…”

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COVID-19 in children in Espirito Santo State – Brazil

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Rev. Bras. Saude Mater. Infant.

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Objectives: to characterize school-aged children, adolescents, and young people’s profile and their associations with positive COVID-19 test results. Methods: an observational and descriptive study of secondary data from the COVID-19 Panel in Espírito Santo State in February to August 2020. People suspected of COVID-19, in the 0–19-years old age group, were included in order to assess clinical data and demographic and epidemiological factors associated with the disease. Results: in the study period, 27,351 COVID-19 notification were registered in children, adolescents, and young people. The highest COVID-19 test confirmation was found in Caucasians and were 5-14 years age group. It was also observed that headache was the symptom with the highest test confirmation. Infection in people with disabilities was more frequent in the confirmed cases. The confirmation of cases occurred in approximately 80% of the notified registrations and 0.3% of the confirmed cases, died. Conclusion: children with confirmed diagnosis for COVID-19 have lower mortality rates, even though many were asymptomatic. To control the chain of transmission and reduce morbidity and mortality rates, it was necessaryto conduct more comprehensive research and promote extensive testing in the population.

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confidence: 99%