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Journal 2024 Vol.25 No.2<\/span><\/strong>
\nClinical and Laboratory Profile, Management and Outcome of Pediatric\u00a0<\/b>Patients with COVID-19 Infection Admitted at the Zamboanga City Medical\u00a0<\/b>Center <\/b>
\nRosemarie S. Arciaga, M.D., Suzeth L. Herrera, M.D., Jocell B. Salinasal, Jessie James C. Cabelin, M.D., Marimel R. Pagcatipunan, M.D.<\/em>
\nAbstract<\/strong>
\nObjective: <\/b>To determine the clinical profile, management and outcome of pediatric patients with COVID-19 infection admitted at the Zamboanga City Medical Center (ZCMC) from March 2020 to December 2022.
\nMethodology: <\/b>This was a retrospective cohort study which enrolled patients 19 years old and below with SARS-CoV-2 infection admitted at the ZCMC. Charts were retrieved and uploaded on a database. Demographic and clinical information were gathered including history of exposure to COVID-19, history of COVID-19 vaccination, comorbidities, clinical manifestations, laboratory examination, medications and clinical outcome. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics.
\nResults: <\/b>There were 145 evaluable patients. The mean age was 8.4 years with 40% aged less than 5 years old. Majority were males (58.62%). Half (50.34%) had no known exposure to COVID-19. None received COVID-19 vaccine. Ninety-seven (66.90%) patients were underweight. Sixty-nine (47.59%) patients were asymptomatic, 30 (20.69%) had mild infection while 24 (16.55%) had severe to critical illness. There were 5 (3.45%) cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS\u0002C). The most common symptoms were fever, vomiting\/nausea, cough and shortness of breath. The most common chest radiograph findings were bilateral lung opacities. Majority of the patients received antibiotics (68.97%). Other medications given included corticosteroids (14.48%), intravenous immunoglobulin (3.45%), remdesivir (4.83%) and tocilizumab (5.52%).The mortality rate was 11.72%.
\nConclusion: <\/b>Pediatric COVID-19 in Southwestern Mindanao affects all age groups. Majority of hospitalized patients were\u00a0asymptomatic or had mild infection. Fever was the most common manifestation. Antibiotic use was high. Mortality rate was\u00a011.72%.
\nKeywords: <\/b>COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, children, pediatric patients, clinical profile<\/i>
\nhttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.56964\/pidspj20242502005<\/strong><\/a>
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Journal 2024 Vol.25 No.2 Clinical and Laboratory Profile, Management and Outcome of Pediatric\u00a0Patients with COVID-19 Infection Admitted at the Zamboanga City Medical\u00a0Center Rosemarie S. Arciaga, M.D., Suzeth L. Herrera, M.D., Jocell B. Salinasal, Jessie James C. Cabelin, M.D., Marimel R. 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