Background: To date, there have been no studies of COVID-19 infection in children in Central Asia, particularly the Republic of Kazakhstan. This report analyses the epidemiological data on COVID-19 infection in children in Kazakhstan. Methods: The study included 650 paediatric patients diagnosed with COVID-19. Demographic and epidemiological data and the symptoms and radiological evidence of complications were collected and analysed. Children were sub-divided into four groups: neonates/infants, young children, older children and adolescents. Results: All of the 650 children were under 19 years of age, 56.3% of whom were male, and 122 (18.8%) were newborns and infants. The majority of cases (n = 558, 85.8%) were asymptomatic and only four cases were severe (0.6%). The symptoms were as follows in descending order: cough (14.8%), sore throat (12.8%), fever (9.1%) and rhinorrhoea (5.5%). Diarrhoea (2%), dyspnoea (1.8%) and muscle pain were rare (1.1%). Only three children required intensive care, including invasive ventilation. One patient had acute respiratory distress syndrome. There were no deaths. Conclusion: Most cases of COVID-19 infection in children in Kazakhstan were asymptomatic or the symptoms were mild. Only three patients required intensive care.
Background: To date, there have been no studies of COVID-19infection in children in Central Asia, particularly the Republic of Kazakhstan. This report analyses the epidemiological data on COVID-19infection in children in Kazakhstan. Methods: The study included 650 paediatric patients diagnosed with COVID-19. Demographic and epidemiological data and the symptoms and radiological evidence of complications were collected and analysed. Children were sub-divided into four groups: neonates/infants, young children, older children and adolescents. Results: All of the 650 children were under 19 years of age, 56.3% of whom were male, and 122 (18.8%) were newborns and infants. The majority of cases (n = 558, 85.8%) were asymptomatic and only four cases were severe (0.6%). The symptoms were as follows in descending order: cough (14.8%), sore throat (12.8%), fever (9.1%) and rhinorrhoea (5.5%). Diarrhoea (2%), dyspnoea (1.8%) and muscle pain were rare (1.1%). Only three children required intensive care, including invasive ventilation. One patient had acute respiratory distress syndrome. There were no deaths. Conclusion: Most cases of COVID-19infection in children in Kazakhstan were asymptomatic or the symptoms were mild. Only three patients required intensive care.
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COVID-19; clinical features; coronavirus; epidemiological features
Authors: Rachel Harwood; Helen Yan; Nishanthi Talawila Da Camara; Clare Smith; Joseph Ward; Catrin Tudur-Smith; Michael Linney; Matthew Clark; Elizabeth Whittaker; Defne Saatci; Peter J Davis; Karen Luyt; Elizabeth S Draper; Simon E Kenny; Lorna K Fraser; Russell M Viner Journal: EClinicalMedicine Date: 2022-02-11
Authors: Murugan T P; Urmi Ghosh; Roshni Julia Rajan; Anu Punnen; Jolly Chandran; Debasis Das Adhikari; Leni Grace Mathew; Winsley Rose Journal: Indian J Pediatr Date: 2022-03-25 Impact factor: 1.967