Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Children Cared for at Texas Children's Hospital: Initial Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes

Catherine E Foster; Elizabeth A Moulton; Flor M Munoz; Kristina G Hulten; James Versalovic; James Dunn; Paula Revell; Tjin H Koy; Amy S Arrington; Lucila Marquez; Judith Campbell

doi:10.1093/jpids/piaa072

Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Children Cared for at Texas Children's Hospital: Initial Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes

J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2020 Jul 13;9(3):373-377. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piaa072.

Authors

Catherine E Foster^{1

2}, Elizabeth A Moulton¹, Flor M Munoz¹, Kristina G Hulten¹, James Versalovic³, James Dunn³, Paula Revell³, Tjin H Koy², Amy S Arrington⁴, Lucila Marquez^{1

2}, Judith Campbell^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
² Department of Infection Control and Prevention, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA.
³ Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
⁴ Section of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.

Abstract

We describe the clinical course of 57 children with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cared for through a single hospital system. Most children were mildly symptomatic, and only a few patients with underlying medical conditions required hospitalization. Systemwide patient evaluation processes allowed for prompt identification and management of patients with COVID-19.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; children; coronavirus disease 2019.

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MeSH terms

Adolescent
Betacoronavirus*
COVID-19
COVID-19 Drug Treatment
Child
Child, Preschool
Coronavirus Infections / drug therapy
Coronavirus Infections / pathology
Coronavirus Infections / therapy*
Female
Hospitalization
Hospitals, Pediatric
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / pathology
Pneumonia, Viral / therapy*
SARS-CoV-2
Texas
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult