Association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and Kawasaki-like multisystem inflammatory syndrome: a retrospective matched case-control study, Paris, France, April to May 2020.

Association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and Kawasaki-like multisystem inflammatory syndrome: a retrospective matched case-control study, Paris, France, April to May 2020.
Euro Surveill. 2020 Dec;25(48):
Authors: Toubiana J, Levy C, Allali S, Jung C, Leruez-Ville M, Varon E, Bajolle F, Ouldali N, Chareyre J, Béchet S, Elbez A, Casanova JL, Chalumeau M, Cohen R, Cohen JF
Abstract
We assessed the association between severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and Kawasaki disease (KD)-like multisystem inflammatory syndrome in a retrospective case-control study in France. RT-PCR and serological tests revealed SARS-CoV-2 infection in 17/23 cases vs 11/102 controls (matched odds ratio: 26.4; 95% confidence interval: 6.0-116.9), indicating strong association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and KD-like illness. Clinicians should keep a high level of suspicion for KD-like illness during the COVID-19 pandemic.
PMID: 33272357 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Euro Surveill - December 1, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Toubiana J, Levy C, Allali S, Jung C, Leruez-Ville M, Varon E, Bajolle F, Ouldali N, Chareyre J, Béchet S, Elbez A, Casanova JL, Chalumeau M, Cohen R, Cohen JF Tags: Euro Surveill Source Type: research