Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

February 17, 2021

Comparison of Acute Pneumonia Caused by SARS-COV-2 and Other Respiratory Viruses in Children: A Retrospective Multi-Center Cohort Study during COVID-19 Outbreak

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Children with COVID-19 pneumonia were older (median age of 6.3 vs. 3.2 years) and had less severe disease than children with other causes of pneumonia, according to a retrospective multi-center cohort study. Children in the COVID-19 pneumonia cohort had a lower proportion of severe cases (1 of 40 vs. 38 of 284), and fewer cases with high fever (3 of 40 vs. 167 of 284), requiring intensive care (1 of 40 vs. 32 of 284), and with shorter symptomatic duration (median 5 vs. 8 days). 

Ren et al. (Feb 2021). Comparison of Acute Pneumonia Caused by SARS-COV-2 and Other Respiratory Viruses in Children: A Retrospective Multi-Center Cohort Study during COVID-19 Outbreak. Military Medical Research. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33593415