2021
The clinical epidemiology of coronavirus disease 2019 in children and adolescents mirrors the widening gap in healthcare disparities
Zirinsky E, Paintsil E, Oliveira CR. The clinical epidemiology of coronavirus disease 2019 in children and adolescents mirrors the widening gap in healthcare disparities. Current Opinion In Pediatrics 2021, 33: 281-285. PMID: 33871422, PMCID: PMC8635086, DOI: 10.1097/mop.0000000000001018.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsClinical epidemiologyRespiratory diseaseSARS-CoV-2-related deathAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemicSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemicSevere lower respiratory diseaseHealth disparitiesSARS-CoV-2 infectionLongstanding health disparitiesKawasaki-like syndromeLower respiratory diseaseCoronavirus 2 pandemicCoronavirus disease 2019Upper respiratory diseaseSARS-CoV-2Ethnic health disparitiesPandemics/epidemicsCardiovascular shockInfluenza seasonDisease 2019Healthcare disparitiesUS populationEthnic disparitiesHispanic childrenMore children
2020
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Clinical Syndromes and Predictors of Disease Severity in Hospitalized Children and Youth
Fernandes DM, Oliveira CR, Guerguis S, Eisenberg R, Choi J, Kim M, Abdelhemid A, Agha R, Agarwal S, Aschner JL, Avner JR, Ballance C, Bock J, Bhavsar SM, Campbell M, Clouser KN, Gesner M, Goldman DL, Hammerschlag MR, Hymes S, Howard A, Jung HJ, Kohlhoff S, Kojaoghlanian T, Lewis R, Nachman S, Naganathan S, Paintsil E, Pall H, Sy S, Wadowski S, Zirinsky E, Cabana MD, Herold BC, Consortium T. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Clinical Syndromes and Predictors of Disease Severity in Hospitalized Children and Youth. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2020, 230: 23-31.e10. PMID: 33197493, PMCID: PMC7666535, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.11.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentBiomarkersChildChild, PreschoolConnecticutCOVID-19C-Reactive ProteinFemaleHospitalizationHumansHypoxiaInfantIntensive Care UnitsLymphocyte CountMaleMultivariate AnalysisNew JerseyNew YorkPediatric ObesityProcalcitoninProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexSystemic Inflammatory Response SyndromeTroponinYoung AdultConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionRespiratory diseaseDisease severityClinical featuresAcute SARS-CoV-2 infectionGreater C-reactive proteinLow absolute lymphocyte countFuture prognostic toolAbsolute lymphocyte countTime of hospitalizationC-reactive proteinIntensive care unitSevere respiratory diseaseNon-Hispanic blacksRace/ethnicitySevere MISInflammatory syndromeLymphocyte countHospital admissionPediatric patientsCare unitMultivariable analysisProspective studyHospitalized childrenClinical management