Naïm Ouldali, David Dawei Yang, Fouad Madhi, Michael Levy, Jean Gaschignard, Irina Craiu, Tamazoust Guiddir, Cyril Schweitzer, Arnaud Wiedemann, Mathie Lorrot, Anne-Sophie Romain, Aurélie Garraffo, Hervé Haas, Sébastien Rouget, Loïc de Pontual, Camille Aupiais, Alain Martinot, Julie Toubiana, Laurent Dupic, Philippe Minodier, Manon Passard, Alexandre Belot, Corinne Levy, Stephane Béchet, Camille Jung, Mayssa Sarakbi, Sarah Ducrocq, Nevena Danekova, Imen Jhaouat, Olivier Vignaud, Nathalie Garrec, Elisabeth Caron, Robert Cohen, Vincent Gajdos, François Angoulvant
BACKGROUND: Initial reports on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections in children suggested that very young age and comorbidities may increase risk of severe evolution, but these findings remained to be confirmed. We aimed to analyze the clinical spectrum of hospitalized pediatric SARS-CoV-2 infection and predictors of severe disease evolution. METHODS: We conducted a French national prospective surveillance of children hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 infection...
March 2021: Pediatrics