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Editor, Senior Moderator
Eur J Pediatr
. 2023 May 4.
doi: 10.1007/s00431-023-04982-6. Online ahead of print. A snapshot of pediatric inpatients and outpatients with COVID-19: a point prevalence study from Turkey
Dilek Yılmaz[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Gülnihan Üstündağ[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Ayşe Büyükçam[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Enes Salı[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Ümit Çelik[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Gülhadiye Avcu[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Nurşen Belet[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Esra Çakmak Taşkın[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Sevliya Öcal Demir[SUP] 9 [/SUP], Ahmet Ziya Birbilen[SUP] 10 [/SUP], Ömer Kılıç[SUP] 11 [/SUP], Özge Metin Akcan[SUP] 12 [/SUP], Ayşe Tekin Yılmaz[SUP] 13 [/SUP], Bilge Aldemir Kocabaş[SUP] 14 [/SUP], Nevin Hatipoğlu[SUP] 15 [/SUP], Adem Karbuz[SUP] 16 [/SUP], Deniz Çakır[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Murat Sütçü[SUP] 17 [/SUP], Fatma Deniz Aygün[SUP] 18 [/SUP], Taylan Çelik[SUP] 19 [/SUP], Semra Bayturan Şen[SUP] 20 [/SUP], Nazan Dalgıç[SUP] 21 [/SUP], Zühal Ümit[SUP] 22 [/SUP], Soner Sertan Kara[SUP] 23 [/SUP], Eda Karadağ Öncel[SUP] 24 [/SUP], Ahmet Bolat[SUP] 25 [/SUP], Merve Kılıç Çil[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Caner Turan[SUP] 26 [/SUP], Ayşe Çakıl Güzin[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Sevgi Topal[SUP] 27 [/SUP], Gülser Esen Besli[SUP] 28 [/SUP], Gizem Doğan[SUP] 29 [/SUP], Sabiha Şahin[SUP] 30 [/SUP], Fatih Akın[SUP] 31 [/SUP], Yaşar Bildirici[SUP] 32 [/SUP], Gülperi Timurtaş Dayar[SUP] 14 [/SUP], Emine Ergül Sarı[SUP] 33 [/SUP], Didem Kızmaz İşançlı[SUP] 16 [/SUP], Manolya Kara[SUP] 17 [/SUP], Pınar Önal[SUP] 18 [/SUP], Hakan Aylaç[SUP] 34 [/SUP], Duygu Lüleci[SUP] 35 [/SUP], Belma Yaşar[SUP] 21 [/SUP], Elif Dede[SUP] 36 [/SUP], Aykut Çağlar[SUP] 37 [/SUP], Sevgi Akova[SUP] 38 [/SUP], Elif Afat Turgut[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Pınar Yazıcı Özkaya[SUP] 39 [/SUP], Tuğba Kandemir Gülmez[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Emel Ulusoy[SUP] 40 [/SUP], Muhterem Duyu[SUP] 41 [/SUP], Yalçın Kara[SUP] 11 [/SUP], Hüseyin Çeliktaş[SUP] 31 [/SUP], Onur Tekeli[SUP] 14 [/SUP], Fatma Çağlar[SUP] 42 [/SUP], Doruk Gül[SUP] 43 [/SUP], Sinem Oral Cebeci[SUP] 44 [/SUP], Fatih Battal[SUP] 34 [/SUP], Alkan Bal[SUP] 45 [/SUP], Emre Aygün[SUP] 46 [/SUP], Metin Uysalol[SUP] 47 [/SUP], Gazi Arslan[SUP] 48 [/SUP], Ayberk Özkavaklı[SUP] 49 [/SUP], Mahmut Can Kızıl[SUP] 11 [/SUP], Abdullah Yazar[SUP] 31 [/SUP], Fatih Aygün[SUP] 50 [/SUP], Ayper Somer[SUP] 36 [/SUP], Necdet Kuyucu[SUP] 51 [/SUP], Ener Çağrı Dinleyici[SUP] 52 [/SUP], Ateş Kara[SUP] 53 [/SUP]
Affiliations
This multi-center point prevalence study evaluated children who were diagnosed as having coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). On February 2nd, 2022, inpatients and outpatients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) were included in the study from 12 cities and 24 centers in Turkey. Of 8605 patients on February 2nd, 2022, in participating centers, 706 (8.2%) had COVID-19. The median age of the 706 patients was 92.50 months, 53.4% were female, and 76.7% were inpatients. The three most common symptoms of the patients with COVID-19 were fever (56.6%), cough (41.3%), and fatigue (27.5%). The three most common underlying chronic diseases (UCDs) were asthma (3.4%), neurologic disorders (3.3%), and obesity (2.6%). The SARS-CoV-2-related pneumoniae rate was 10.7%. The COVID-19 vaccination rate was 12.5% in all patients. Among patients aged over 12 years with access to the vaccine given by the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Health, the vaccination rate was 38.7%. Patients with UCDs presented with dyspnea and pneumoniae more frequently than those without UCDs (p < 0.001 for both). The rates of fever, diarrhea, and pneumoniae were higher in patients without COVID-19 vaccinations (p = 0.001, p = 0.012, and p = 0.027). Conclusion: To lessen the effects of the disease, all eligible children should receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The illness may specifically endanger children with UCDs. What is Known: • Children with COVID-19 mainly present with fever and cough, as in adults. • COVID-19 may specifically threaten children with underlying chronic diseases. What is New: • Children with obesity have a higher vaccination rate against COVID-19 than children without obesity. • Among unvaccinated children, fever and pneumoniae might be seen at a higher ratio than among vaccinated children.
Keywords: COVID-19; Children; Clinical presentation; Multi-center study; Point prevalence study.
. 2023 May 4.
doi: 10.1007/s00431-023-04982-6. Online ahead of print. A snapshot of pediatric inpatients and outpatients with COVID-19: a point prevalence study from Turkey
Dilek Yılmaz[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Gülnihan Üstündağ[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Ayşe Büyükçam[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Enes Salı[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Ümit Çelik[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Gülhadiye Avcu[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Nurşen Belet[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Esra Çakmak Taşkın[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Sevliya Öcal Demir[SUP] 9 [/SUP], Ahmet Ziya Birbilen[SUP] 10 [/SUP], Ömer Kılıç[SUP] 11 [/SUP], Özge Metin Akcan[SUP] 12 [/SUP], Ayşe Tekin Yılmaz[SUP] 13 [/SUP], Bilge Aldemir Kocabaş[SUP] 14 [/SUP], Nevin Hatipoğlu[SUP] 15 [/SUP], Adem Karbuz[SUP] 16 [/SUP], Deniz Çakır[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Murat Sütçü[SUP] 17 [/SUP], Fatma Deniz Aygün[SUP] 18 [/SUP], Taylan Çelik[SUP] 19 [/SUP], Semra Bayturan Şen[SUP] 20 [/SUP], Nazan Dalgıç[SUP] 21 [/SUP], Zühal Ümit[SUP] 22 [/SUP], Soner Sertan Kara[SUP] 23 [/SUP], Eda Karadağ Öncel[SUP] 24 [/SUP], Ahmet Bolat[SUP] 25 [/SUP], Merve Kılıç Çil[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Caner Turan[SUP] 26 [/SUP], Ayşe Çakıl Güzin[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Sevgi Topal[SUP] 27 [/SUP], Gülser Esen Besli[SUP] 28 [/SUP], Gizem Doğan[SUP] 29 [/SUP], Sabiha Şahin[SUP] 30 [/SUP], Fatih Akın[SUP] 31 [/SUP], Yaşar Bildirici[SUP] 32 [/SUP], Gülperi Timurtaş Dayar[SUP] 14 [/SUP], Emine Ergül Sarı[SUP] 33 [/SUP], Didem Kızmaz İşançlı[SUP] 16 [/SUP], Manolya Kara[SUP] 17 [/SUP], Pınar Önal[SUP] 18 [/SUP], Hakan Aylaç[SUP] 34 [/SUP], Duygu Lüleci[SUP] 35 [/SUP], Belma Yaşar[SUP] 21 [/SUP], Elif Dede[SUP] 36 [/SUP], Aykut Çağlar[SUP] 37 [/SUP], Sevgi Akova[SUP] 38 [/SUP], Elif Afat Turgut[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Pınar Yazıcı Özkaya[SUP] 39 [/SUP], Tuğba Kandemir Gülmez[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Emel Ulusoy[SUP] 40 [/SUP], Muhterem Duyu[SUP] 41 [/SUP], Yalçın Kara[SUP] 11 [/SUP], Hüseyin Çeliktaş[SUP] 31 [/SUP], Onur Tekeli[SUP] 14 [/SUP], Fatma Çağlar[SUP] 42 [/SUP], Doruk Gül[SUP] 43 [/SUP], Sinem Oral Cebeci[SUP] 44 [/SUP], Fatih Battal[SUP] 34 [/SUP], Alkan Bal[SUP] 45 [/SUP], Emre Aygün[SUP] 46 [/SUP], Metin Uysalol[SUP] 47 [/SUP], Gazi Arslan[SUP] 48 [/SUP], Ayberk Özkavaklı[SUP] 49 [/SUP], Mahmut Can Kızıl[SUP] 11 [/SUP], Abdullah Yazar[SUP] 31 [/SUP], Fatih Aygün[SUP] 50 [/SUP], Ayper Somer[SUP] 36 [/SUP], Necdet Kuyucu[SUP] 51 [/SUP], Ener Çağrı Dinleyici[SUP] 52 [/SUP], Ateş Kara[SUP] 53 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 37140703
- DOI: 10.1007/s00431-023-04982-6
This multi-center point prevalence study evaluated children who were diagnosed as having coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). On February 2nd, 2022, inpatients and outpatients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) were included in the study from 12 cities and 24 centers in Turkey. Of 8605 patients on February 2nd, 2022, in participating centers, 706 (8.2%) had COVID-19. The median age of the 706 patients was 92.50 months, 53.4% were female, and 76.7% were inpatients. The three most common symptoms of the patients with COVID-19 were fever (56.6%), cough (41.3%), and fatigue (27.5%). The three most common underlying chronic diseases (UCDs) were asthma (3.4%), neurologic disorders (3.3%), and obesity (2.6%). The SARS-CoV-2-related pneumoniae rate was 10.7%. The COVID-19 vaccination rate was 12.5% in all patients. Among patients aged over 12 years with access to the vaccine given by the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Health, the vaccination rate was 38.7%. Patients with UCDs presented with dyspnea and pneumoniae more frequently than those without UCDs (p < 0.001 for both). The rates of fever, diarrhea, and pneumoniae were higher in patients without COVID-19 vaccinations (p = 0.001, p = 0.012, and p = 0.027). Conclusion: To lessen the effects of the disease, all eligible children should receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The illness may specifically endanger children with UCDs. What is Known: • Children with COVID-19 mainly present with fever and cough, as in adults. • COVID-19 may specifically threaten children with underlying chronic diseases. What is New: • Children with obesity have a higher vaccination rate against COVID-19 than children without obesity. • Among unvaccinated children, fever and pneumoniae might be seen at a higher ratio than among vaccinated children.
Keywords: COVID-19; Children; Clinical presentation; Multi-center study; Point prevalence study.