Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists/CDC Surveillance Case Definition for Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection - United States

MMWR Recomm Rep. 2022 Dec 16;71(4):1-14. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.rr7104a1.ABSTRACTTHIS REPORT SUMMARIZES THE EVIDENCE AND RATIONALE SUPPORTING THE COMPONENTS OF THE CSTE/CDC MIS-C SURVEILLANCE CASE DEFINITION AND DESCRIBES THE METHODS USED TO DEVELOP THE DEFINITION. THESE METHODS INCLUDED CONVENING MIS-C CLINICAL EXPERTS (I.E., CONSULTANTS): regarding identification of MIS-C and its distinction from other pediatric conditions, a review of available literature comparing MIS-C phenotype with that of pediatric COVID-19 and other hyperinflammatory syndromes, and retrospective application of different criteria to data from MIS-C cases previously reported to CDC.PMID:36520808 | PMC:PMC9762894 | DOI:10.15585/mmwr.rr7104a1
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