December 13, 2020

A Surge in Pediatric Coronavirus Disease 2019 Cases: The Experience of Texas Children’s Hospital from March to June 2020

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

Keywords (Tags): clinical characteristics

• A retrospective study of all children presenting to the Texas Children’s Hospital system who were tested for SARS-CoV-2 (16,554 unique patients), found that 1,215 (7%) patients tested positive, among whom 66% were Hispanic (representing 42% of the total number tested). Most children with detection of SARS-CoV-2 had uncomplicated illness courses, but 8% of children were hospitalized, most of whom had underlying medical conditions, and two patients died.

Foster et al. (Dec 10, 2020). A Surge in Pediatric Coronavirus Disease 2019 Cases: The Experience of Texas Children’s Hospital from March to June 2020. Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpids/piaa164