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Case Reports
. 2022 Aug:247:147-149.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2022.05.006. Epub 2022 May 10.

Croup during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Omicron Variant Surge

Emine M Tunҫ  1 , Cassandra Koid Jia Shin  1 , Etiowo Usoro  2 , Siobhan E Thomas-Smith  1 , Indi Trehan  3 , Russell T Migita  1 , Ashley E Keilman  4
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Croup during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Omicron Variant Surge

Emine M Tunҫ et al. J Pediatr. 2022 Aug.

Abstract

We conducted a retrospective review of medical records of patients with croup seen during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Approximately 50% underwent testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. During the Delta wave, 2.8% of those tested were positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; this increased to 48.2% during the Omicron wave, demonstrating a strong correlation between the Omicron variant and croup.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; croup; laryngotracheobronchitis; pediatric emergency medicine; pediatric infectious disease.

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Number of patients diagnosed with croup, number of patients diagnosed with parainfluenza, and community prevalence of spike gene target failure for SARS-CoV-2 (7-day rolling averages).
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