COVID-19 in children across three Asian cosmopolitan regions

Gilbert T. Chua, Xiaoli Xiong, Eun Hwa Choi, Mi Seon Han, Sung Hee Chang, Byoung Lo Jin, Eun Joo Lee, Baek Nam Kim, Min Kyoung Kim, Kihyun Doo,

Emerging Microbes & Infections · 2020 · 25 citations · 24 references

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= 0.046). 5.4% to 10.8% of patients reported anosmia and ageusia. None developed pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 (PMIS-TS). In general, adolescents were more likely to be asymptomatic and less likely to develop fever, but required longer hospital stays. In conclusion, majority patients in this pediatric Asian cohort had a mild disease. None developed PIMS-TS. Their clinical characteristics were influenced by travel history and age.

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