2024
Post-Acute sequelae of COVID-19 in pediatric patients within the United States: A Scoping Review
Miller C, Borre C, Green A, Funaro M, Oliveira C, Iwasaki A. Post-Acute sequelae of COVID-19 in pediatric patients within the United States: A Scoping Review. American Journal Of Medicine Open 2024, 100078. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajmo.2024.100078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical epidemiologyPost-acute sequelae of COVID-19High risk of biasLack of standardized definitionsPost-acute sequelaeRisk of biasSequelae of COVID-19United StatesScoping reviewComprehensive literature searchUS childrenShort follow-up durationFollow-up durationInclusion criteriaFemale sexOlder ageRisk factorsSARS-CoV-2 infectionLiterature searchChest painHigh riskOptimal preventionPediatric patientsPersistent symptomsCOVID-19
2022
Assessment of Clinical Effectiveness of BNT162b2 COVID-19 Vaccine in US Adolescents
Oliveira CR, Niccolai LM, Sheikha H, Elmansy L, Kalinich CC, Grubaugh ND, Shapiro ED, Billig K, Breban M, Brito A, Earnest R, Fauver J, Koch T, Ott I, Petrone M, Vogels C, Pham K, Tikhonova I, Castaldi C, Mane S, Bilguvar K, De Kumar B, Ferguson D, Kerantzas N, Landry M, Peaper D, Schulz W. Assessment of Clinical Effectiveness of BNT162b2 COVID-19 Vaccine in US Adolescents. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e220935. PMID: 35238933, PMCID: PMC8895259, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.0935.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionCase-control studyVaccine effectivenessBNT162b2 vaccineSARS-CoV-2Medical recordsAsymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infectionBNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccineRetrospective case-control studyRT-PCR test resultsSARS-CoV-2 testUS adolescentsReverse transcription polymerase chain reaction testConditional logistic regression modelsTranscription polymerase chain reaction testDoses of vaccineControl participantsClinical trial populationsRelevant clinical dataCase participantsCOVID-19 vaccinePositive test resultsChain reaction testCounty of residenceNegative test results
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 KeywordsAdolescentBiomarkersC-Reactive ProteinChildChild, PreschoolConnecticutCOVID-19FemaleHospitalizationHumansHypoxiaInfantIntensive 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