May 17, 2021

A Retrospective Cohort Study of 12,306 Pediatric COVID-19 Patients in the United States

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

Keywords (Tags): children, clinical characteristics

• A retrospective cohort study found that among 12,306 pediatric patients with lab-confirmed COVID-19 in the US, 5% were hospitalized, 18% needed critical care services and 4% required mechanical ventilation. 14% experienced gastrointestinal symptoms, 8% had dermatological symptoms (rash), 5% had headache, and 19% had other symptoms (fever, malaise, myalgia, arthralgia and altered smell or taste). The risk of hospitalization was higher among non-Hispanic Black (RR = 2.0) and Hispanic children (RR = 1.3) compared with non-Hispanic white children.

Parcha et al. (May 2021). A Retrospective Cohort Study of 12,306 Pediatric COVID-19 Patients in the United States. Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-89553-1