Despite worldwide spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2, few publications have reported the potential for severe disease in the pediatric population. We report 177 infected children and young adults, including 44 hospitalized and 9 critically ill patients, with a comparison of patient characteristics between infected hospitalized and nonhospitalized cohorts, as well as critically ill and noncritically ill cohorts. Children <1 year and adolescents and young adults >15 years of age were over-represented among hospitalized patients (P = .07). Adolescents and young adults were over-represented among the critically ill cohort (P = .02).
Keywords
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
pediatric
hospitalization
critical care
Abbreviations
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019
MIS-C
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome of Children
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2
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R.S. serves as an Associate Editor for The Journal of Pediatrics. The other authors declare no conflicts of interest.