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In the first multinational study, a majority of children and adolescents with coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) experienced mild disease and the mortality rate was extremely rare.
Study participants included 582 children and adolescents from 3 days old up to 18. It was conducted from April 1 to April 24 in 82 healthcare facilities in 25 European countries.
While a majority of the participants (62%, 363/582) were admitted to hospitals, fewer than 1 in 10 patients (8%, 48/582) need intensive care treatment.
A majority of the hospitalized patients (87%, 507/582) did not need oxygen or other support to assist with breathing. And mechanical ventilation was needed in just 25 patients (4%, 25/582). The investigators noted for those on ventilation, breathing support was required for a week or more.
A total of 4 patients died within the study timeline, and two of them had pre-existing medical conditions. All 4 of the patients were older than 10 years old.
Different countries were using different criteria to screen for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Some were screening all children admitted to the hospital while others were more selective in which patients were offered a test. This lack of standardization makes it difficult to generalize the findings to the wider population, the authors say, but the true case fatality rate in children (0.69%, 4/582) is likely substantially lower than that observed in this study.
https://www.contagionlive.com/news/s...tality-is-rare
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