Pediatric patients with COVID-19 admitted to intensive care units in Brazil: a prospective multicenter study.

CONCLUSIONS: In Brazilian pediatric intensive care units, COVID-19 had low mortality, age less than 1 year was not associated with a worse prognosis, and patients with multisystemic inflammatory syndrome had more severe symptoms, higher inflammatory biomarkers, and a greater predominance of males, but only comorbidities and chronic diseases were independent predictors of severity.
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Source: Jornal de Pediatria - August 3, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Prata-Barbosa A, Lima-Setta F, Santos GRD, Lanziotti VS, de Castro REV, de Souza DC, Raymundo CE, de Oliveira FRC, de Lima LFP, Tonial CT, Colleti J, Bellinat APN, Lorenzo VB, Zeitel RS, Pulcheri L, Costa FCMD, La Torre FPF, Figueiredo EADN, Silva TPD, Ri Tags: J Pediatr (Rio J) Source Type: research