Clinico-epidemiological characteristics of pediatric COVID-19 patients in Bangladesh

Probir Kumar Sarkar; Kinkar Ghosh; Nabila Akand; M. Kamruzzaman; Shireen Afroz; Maksudur Rahman; Puspanjali Roy; Maleeha Sheefa; Wasik Rahman; Al Reza M. Sayeed

doi:10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20221851

Clinico-epidemiological characteristics of pediatric COVID-19 patients in Bangladesh

Probir Kumar Sarkar
, Kinkar Ghosh^*
, Nabila Akand
, M. Kamruzzaman
, Shireen Afroz
, Maksudur Rahman
, Puspanjali Roy
, Maleeha Sheefa
, Wasik Rahman
, Al Reza M. Sayeed

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Clinical Research

University of Dhaka

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Abstract

Background: The objective of the study was to delineate the clinico-epidemiological characteristics of pediatric coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) patients. Methods: This observational study included 290 pediatric patients with a definite diagnosis of COVID-19 admitted to Dhaka Shishu hospital, Bangladesh, from April 2021 to October 2021. Clinical and epidemiological characteristics were analyzed based on demographic data, medical history, laboratory tests, and outcome information. Data analysis was performed with SPSS 26. Ethical measures were taken in compliance with the current declaration of Helsinki, and final analysis was performed using SPSS 26. Results: Of all, 42 (14.5%) were neonates (

Original language	English
Journal	International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
Volume	9
Issue number	8
Pages (from-to)	698-705
ISSN	2349-3283
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20221851
Publication status	Published - Aug 2022

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Clinico-epidemiological characteristics of pediatric COVID-19 patients in Bangladesh

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