Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

June 4, 2020

Epidemiology, Clinical Features, and Disease Severity in Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a Children’s Hospital in New York City, New York

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  • A case series of 50 children and adolescents hospitalized with COVID-19 in New York City showed that patients with severe disease had significantly higher C-reactive protein and procalcitonin levels at admission, as well as elevated peak IL-6, ferritin, and D-dimer levels during hospitalization. Infants and immunocompromised patients were not at increased risk of severe disease. 

Zachariah et al. (June 3, 2020). Epidemiology, Clinical Features, and Disease Severity in Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a Children’s Hospital in New York City, New York. JAMA Pediatrics. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.2430