Change in Severity and Clinical Manifestation of MIS-C Over SARS-CoV-2 Variant Outbreaks in Korea

CONCLUSION: Omicron period were associated with less severe clinical manifestation compared to pre-delta and delta periods. Although incidence rate of MIS-C was lower for the omicron period than pre-delta and delta periods, number of patients reported with MIS-C may pose a substantial clinical burden.PMID:37527908 | PMC:PMC10396435 | DOI:10.3346/jkms.2023.38.e225

Source: J Korean Med Sci - August 1, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Young June Choe Eun Hwa Choi Jong Woon Choi Byung Wook Eun Lucy Youngmin Eun Yae-Jean Kim Yeo Hyang Kim Young A Kim Yun-Kyung Kim Ji Hee Kwak Hyukmin Lee June Dong Park Yeon Haw Jung Jin Gwack Sangwon Lee MIS-C Surveillance Group Source Type: research