Comparative study of the clinical characteristics and epidemiological trend of 244 COVID-19 infected children with or without GI symptoms

Xiao-Li Xiong¹, Kenneth Kak-Yuen Wong², Shui-Qing Chi³, Ai-Fen Zhou⁴, Jian-Qiao Tang¹, Li-Shan Zhou¹, Patrick Ho-Yu Chung², Gilbert Chua⁵, Ketih Tung⁵, Ian Wong^{6

7}, Celine Chui⁶, Xue Li⁶, Mike Yat-Wah Kwan⁸, Wilfred Hing-Sang Wong⁵, Marco Hok-Kung Ho⁵, Godfrey Chi-Fung Chan⁵, Guo-Qing Cao³, Kang Li³, Patrick Ip⁹, Peng Chen¹⁰, Shao-Tao Tang¹¹, Paul Kwong-Hang Tam^{12

13}

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¹ Department of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Wuhan Children's Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
² Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
³ Department of Paediatric Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
⁴ Department of Maternal Healthcare, Wuhan Children's Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
⁵ Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
⁶ Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
⁷ Research Department of Practice and Policy, UCL School of Parmacy, University College, London, UK.
⁸ Department of Paediatrics, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
⁹ Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong paultam@hku.hk patricip@hku.hk longting2010@yeah.net tshaotao83@hust.edu.cn.
¹⁰ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Wuhan Children's Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China paultam@hku.hk patricip@hku.hk longting2010@yeah.net tshaotao83@hust.edu.cn.
¹¹ Department of Paediatric Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China paultam@hku.hk patricip@hku.hk longting2010@yeah.net tshaotao83@hust.edu.cn.
¹² Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong paultam@hku.hk patricip@hku.hk longting2010@yeah.net tshaotao83@hust.edu.cn.
¹³ Dr. Li Dak Sun Research Centre, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, HKSAR, China.

PMID: 32430348
DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2020-321486

Comparative Study

Comparative study of the clinical characteristics and epidemiological trend of 244 COVID-19 infected children with or without GI symptoms

Xiao-Li Xiong et al. Gut. 2021 Feb.

. 2021 Feb;70(2):436-438.

doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2020-321486. Epub 2020 May 19.

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¹ Department of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Wuhan Children's Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
² Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
³ Department of Paediatric Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
⁴ Department of Maternal Healthcare, Wuhan Children's Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
⁵ Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
⁶ Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
⁷ Research Department of Practice and Policy, UCL School of Parmacy, University College, London, UK.
⁸ Department of Paediatrics, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
⁹ Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong paultam@hku.hk patricip@hku.hk longting2010@yeah.net tshaotao83@hust.edu.cn.
¹⁰ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Wuhan Children's Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China paultam@hku.hk patricip@hku.hk longting2010@yeah.net tshaotao83@hust.edu.cn.
¹¹ Department of Paediatric Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China paultam@hku.hk patricip@hku.hk longting2010@yeah.net tshaotao83@hust.edu.cn.
¹² Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong paultam@hku.hk patricip@hku.hk longting2010@yeah.net tshaotao83@hust.edu.cn.
¹³ Dr. Li Dak Sun Research Centre, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, HKSAR, China.

PMID: 32430348
DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2020-321486

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Keywords: abdominal pain; diarrhoea; paediatric gastroenterology.

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Comparative study of the clinical characteristics and epidemiological trend of 244 COVID-19 infected children with or without GI symptoms

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