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. 2024 Sep 1;43(9):e307-e309.
doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004400. Epub 2024 May 16.

SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children Less Than Forty Days Hospitalized in Belgium Between 2020 and 2022

Milena Demey  1 , Arnaud Bruyneel  2   3 , Olga Chatzis  4 , Christelle Christiaens  5 , Veerle Cossey  6 , Gabrielle De Crombrugghe  1 , Lieve De Lille  7 , Tessa Goetghebuer  8 , Emmanuelle Gueulette  9 , Marc Hainaut  8 , Catherine Heijmans  10 , Hortense Hubinont  11 , Phu-Quoc Lé  12 , Laurie Lecomte  10 , Inge Mattijs  13 , Céline Mignon  14 , Bénédicte Mondovits  15 , Marine Rodesch  16 , Shancy Rooze  17 , Petra Schelstraete  18 , Diane Stroobant  19 , Laurence Thielemans  20 , Ingrid Thomas  21 , Selimaj K Valbona  15 , Emmi Van Damme  22 , Dimitri Van der Linden  4 , Jens Van Praet  23 , Françoise Vermeulen  17 , David Weynants  9 , Anne Tilmanne  11   22   24   25
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SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children Less Than Forty Days Hospitalized in Belgium Between 2020 and 2022

Milena Demey et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. .

Abstract

Our study aimed to assess the severity of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in hospitalized infants under 40 days old, across 21 Belgian hospitals between 2020 and 2022. Of the 365 infants studied, 14.2% needed respiratory support. The median hospital stay was 3 days (interquartile range, 2-4), and there were no deaths. Infection severity was similar during the Omicron and Alpha/Delta periods.

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