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. 2024 Oct 16:11:2333794X241287096.
doi: 10.1177/2333794X241287096. eCollection 2024.

Chronic Symptomatology Among Infants, Children, and Adolescents Within 12 Months After SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Jennifer S Read  1   2 , Devika Singh  2 , Kimberly P Luebbers  2 , Patsy T Kelso  1 , Peter W Callas  2 , Jessie L Leyse  3 , Mark A Levine  2   3
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Chronic Symptomatology Among Infants, Children, and Adolescents Within 12 Months After SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Jennifer S Read et al. Glob Pediatr Health. .

Abstract

Objective. The objective of this public health surveillance project was to estimate the proportion of persons under the age of 18 years with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection who developed chronic symptoms and to further characterize the symptoms and associated factors. Methods. Parents provided information during a telephone interview or through a web-based questionnaire. Results. Of 212 infants, children, and adolescents, 11 (5.2%) experienced a wide range of mild to severe chronic symptoms following SARS-CoV-2 infection, with 90% indicating inability to continue normal activities. Factors associated with chronic symptoms were pre-existing chronic medical conditions overall, certain categories of symptoms (eg, neurologic/psychiatric symptoms), and specific symptoms experienced with the acute SARS-CoV-2 infection (eg, fatigue, vomiting). Conclusion. Future research regarding chronic symptomatology among persons with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection would benefit from the use of standardized definitions of the timing and duration of chronic symptoms and from the enrollment of comparison groups.

Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; chronic symptoms; pediatric.

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The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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