2022
A Description of COVID-19-Directed Therapy in Children Admitted to US Intensive Care Units 2020
Schuster JE, Halasa NB, Nakamura M, Levy ER, Fitzgerald JC, Young CC, Newhams MM, Bourgeois F, Staat MA, Hobbs CV, Dapul H, Feldstein LR, Jackson AM, Mack EH, Walker TC, Maddux AB, Spinella PC, Loftis LL, Kong M, Rowan CM, Bembea MM, McLaughlin GE, Hall MW, Babbitt CJ, Maamari M, Zinter MS, Cvijanovich NZ, Michelson KN, Gertz SJ, Carroll CL, Thomas NJ, Giuliano JS, Singh AR, Hymes SR, Schwarz AJ, McGuire JK, Nofziger RA, Flori HR, Clouser KN, Wellnitz K, Cullimore ML, Hume JR, Patel M, Randolph AG, Investigators O. A Description of COVID-19-Directed Therapy in Children Admitted to US Intensive Care Units 2020. Journal Of The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society 2022, 11: piab123-. PMID: 35022779, PMCID: PMC8807297, DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piab123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19-directed therapiesAcute coronavirus disease 2019Life-threatening COVID-19COVID-19Acute COVID-19Underlying medical conditionsIntensive care unitHigh-acuity careCoronavirus disease 2019Half of childrenYears of ageCharacteristics of childrenRemdesivir useSystemic steroidsRespiratory supportClinical courseCare unitPediatric hospitalSpecific therapyPediatric dataIll childrenLaboratory valuesDisease 2019Medical conditionsUS hospitals
2021
Data-driven clustering identifies features distinguishing multisystem inflammatory syndrome from acute COVID-19 in children and adolescents
Geva A, Patel MM, Newhams MM, Young CC, Son MBF, Kong M, Maddux AB, Hall MW, Riggs BJ, Singh AR, Giuliano JS, Hobbs CV, Loftis LL, McLaughlin GE, Schwartz SP, Schuster JE, Babbitt CJ, Halasa NB, Gertz SJ, Doymaz S, Hume JR, Bradford TT, Irby K, Carroll CL, McGuire JK, Tarquinio KM, Rowan CM, Mack EH, Cvijanovich NZ, Fitzgerald JC, Spinella PC, Staat MA, Clouser KN, Soma VL, Dapul H, Maamari M, Bowens C, Havlin KM, Mourani PM, Heidemann SM, Horwitz SM, Feldstein LR, Tenforde MW, Newburger JW, Mandl KD, Randolph AG, Investigators O. Data-driven clustering identifies features distinguishing multisystem inflammatory syndrome from acute COVID-19 in children and adolescents. EClinicalMedicine 2021, 40: 101112. PMID: 34485878, PMCID: PMC8405351, DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSARS-CoV-2 PCRCluster 1 patientsInflammatory syndromeClinical featuresPositive SARS-CoV-2 PCRAcute COVID-19 pneumoniaCOVID-19 pulmonary diseaseCOVID-19-related illnessChest radiograph infiltratesHigher inflammatory biomarkersPositive PCR testingAcute COVID-19Multisystem inflammatory syndromeCOVID-19 pneumoniaDiagnosis of MISCluster 3 patientsCluster 2 patientsClusters of patientsPre-existing conditionsPulmonary infiltratesInflammatory biomarkersMucocutaneous involvementPulmonary diseaseRadiographic findingsMean ageCharacteristics and Outcomes of US Children and Adolescents With Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Compared With Severe Acute COVID-19
Feldstein LR, Tenforde MW, Friedman KG, Newhams M, Rose EB, Dapul H, Soma VL, Maddux AB, Mourani PM, Bowens C, Maamari M, Hall MW, Riggs BJ, Giuliano JS, Singh AR, Li S, Kong M, Schuster JE, McLaughlin GE, Schwartz SP, Walker TC, Loftis LL, Hobbs CV, Halasa NB, Doymaz S, Babbitt CJ, Hume JR, Gertz SJ, Irby K, Clouser KN, Cvijanovich NZ, Bradford TT, Smith LS, Heidemann SM, Zackai SP, Wellnitz K, Nofziger RA, Horwitz SM, Carroll RW, Rowan CM, Tarquinio KM, Mack EH, Fitzgerald JC, Coates BM, Jackson AM, Young CC, Son MBF, Patel MM, Newburger JW, Randolph AG. Characteristics and Outcomes of US Children and Adolescents With Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Compared With Severe Acute COVID-19. JAMA 2021, 325: 1074-1087. PMID: 33625505, PMCID: PMC7905703, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2021.2091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultisystem inflammatory syndromeOrgan system involvementInflammatory syndromeCase seriesSystem involvementCardiorespiratory involvementCOVID-19Positive severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Higher C-reactive protein levelsPositive RT-PCR test resultsSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Severe acute COVID-19Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2C-reactive protein levelsSevere coronavirus disease 2019Left ventricular systolic functionRT-PCR test resultsRespiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Organ system complicationsAcute COVID-19Coronary artery aneurysmsVentricular systolic functionLow platelet countAntibody test resultsIntensive care unit