Severity of Hospitalizations From SARS-CoV-2 vs Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Children Aged 5 to 11 Years in 11 US States

William Encinosa; Jessica Figueroa; Youssef Elias

doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.6566

Severity of Hospitalizations From SARS-CoV-2 vs Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Children Aged 5 to 11 Years in 11 US States

JAMA Pediatr. 2022 May 1;176(5):520-522. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.6566.

Authors

William Encinosa¹, Jessica Figueroa², Youssef Elias³

Affiliations

¹ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland.
² The Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School, Baltimore, Maryland.
³ Department of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Illinois College of Medicine, Urbana-Champaign.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study investigates the severity of hospitalizations from SARS-CoV-2 infection compared with that of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus in children aged 5 to 11 years in 11 US states.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

COVID-19* / epidemiology
Child
Hospitalization
Humans
Influenza, Human* / epidemiology
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections* / epidemiology
SARS-CoV-2

Grants and funding

HS/AHRQ HHS/United States