Shalom Ben-Shimol, Gilat Livni, Orli Megged, David Greenberg, Dana Danino, Ilan Youngster, Yael Shachor-Meyouhas, Halima Dabaja-Younis, Oded Scheuerman, Meirav Mor, Eli Somekh, Husam Yakub Hanna, Noga Givon-Lavi, Alex Guri, Eugene Leibovitz, Yoav Alkan, Daniel Grupel, Uri Rubinstein, Zohar Steinberg Ben Zeev, Ellen Bamberger, Amir Asher Kuperman, Galia Grisaru-Soen, Diana Tasher, Giora Gottesman, Daniel Glikman, Michal Stein
BACKGROUND: Most pediatric coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is mild. We assessed nationally severe COVID-19, including pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome (PIMS), in hospitalized children. METHODS: An ongoing, prospective, national surveillance was conducted from March 2020 through March 2021, at 20 hospitals treating children <18 years across Israel (~75% of Israeli hospitals). RESULTS: Overall, 1007 cases (439 outpatients and 568 hospitalized) identified represent 0...
June 15, 2021: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society