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. 2022 May 1;176(5):520-522.
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

William Encinosa  1 , Jessica Figueroa  2 , Youssef Elias  3
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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 et al. JAMA Pediatr. .

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.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Ms Figueroa reported receiving personal fees from Navitas Clinical Research Inc, Technical Resources International Inc, The Johns Hopkins University, and Georgetown University Medical Center outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.. Total Cumulative Inpatient Days Across 11 States for Children Aged 5 to 11 Years, by Disease and Race
The figure includes data of all children admitted to the hospital for the following infections: influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 (without multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children [MIS-C]), and MIS-C. These data were acquired across 11 states: Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, New Jersey, Ohio, Washington, and Wisconsin. aOther includes Native American, Pacific Islander, or other as reported by the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project.
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