Clinical, laboratory characteristics of a new Сoronavirus Infection in children in the Stavropol Territory

Abstract

A new coronavirus infection in children is more often asymptomatic or in mild forms, however, more and more severe cases of the disease have been recorded recently, and single deaths in children have been recorded in the world.The aim of the study was a clinical and laboratory analysis of the features of the course of a new coronavirus infection in children in the Stavropol Territory.Based on a retrospective study, 86 medical records of inpatient children who were treated at the Regional Specialized Clinical Infectious Diseases Hospital of the Stavropol Territory were analyzed with a diagnosis of U07.1 New coronavirus infection for the period from April 2020 to April 2021.The majority of hospitalized patients suffered from COVID-19 in a moderate form 59.3%. Children are more likely to become infected in family foci of infection – 51.2%. In 60% of cases, children are hospitalized 4—7 days from the onset of the disease. In the clinical picture, the leading symptoms were: fever (76.7%), cough (55.8%), weakness (38.4%), rhinitis (20.9%), gastrointestinal symptoms (12.8%). Pneumonia was detected in 37.2% of children. All patients were discharged with clinical recovery.

Keywords

• новая коронавирусная инфекция
• covid-19
• sars-cov-2
• пневмония
• дети