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Hassan Vasudev P, Raj R, Anil D. Epidemiological spectrum of SARS-COV-2 and co-infections in children in Mysuru, India. CJP 2024; 10 (1)
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JSS Medical College, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, India , deepakanil7@gmail.com
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Background and Objective: The SARS-CoV-2 virus has affected people of all ages. Children with SARS-CoV-2 infections are not a widely explored area, but they are important in prognosticating COVID-19 infections. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical epidemiological traits of SARS-CoV-2-affected children and their correlation with comorbidities.
Methods: A single-centre retrospective study was done among 81 COVID-19-confirmed children from April to August 2023 in Mysuru, India. Data on epidemiological characteristics, outcome status, and systemic co-infections was analyzed using IBM SPSS 26. The relationship between categorical variables was established using the chi-square test/Fisher’s exact test. The level of statistical significance was set at a p-value < 0.05.
Results: The maximum COVID-19-positive children belonged to the age group of 0-2 (34.6%). Neurological co-infections were the most prevalent at 47.6%, presenting with axial hypotonia, febrile seizures, hypoglycemia, and cerebral encephalopathy. Neurological co-infections were the most prevalent at 47.6%, presenting with axial hypotonia, febrile seizures, hypoglycemia, and cerebral encephalopathy. There was a significant association between outcome status and cardiovascular system involvement (P value = 0.003).
Conclusion: Since most of the children had a co-infections and the most common cause was bactrial infection, children should be monitored for at least one month after hospitalization. The goal is early detection to stop co-infections or empirical treatment in high-risk cases.
Methods: A single-centre retrospective study was done among 81 COVID-19-confirmed children from April to August 2023 in Mysuru, India. Data on epidemiological characteristics, outcome status, and systemic co-infections was analyzed using IBM SPSS 26. The relationship between categorical variables was established using the chi-square test/Fisher’s exact test. The level of statistical significance was set at a p-value < 0.05.
Results: The maximum COVID-19-positive children belonged to the age group of 0-2 (34.6%). Neurological co-infections were the most prevalent at 47.6%, presenting with axial hypotonia, febrile seizures, hypoglycemia, and cerebral encephalopathy. Neurological co-infections were the most prevalent at 47.6%, presenting with axial hypotonia, febrile seizures, hypoglycemia, and cerebral encephalopathy. There was a significant association between outcome status and cardiovascular system involvement (P value = 0.003).
Conclusion: Since most of the children had a co-infections and the most common cause was bactrial infection, children should be monitored for at least one month after hospitalization. The goal is early detection to stop co-infections or empirical treatment in high-risk cases.
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