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481. SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Hospitalized Children: An Elevated Body Mass Index is a Marker of Increased Risk of Acute Respiratory Failure

BACKGROUND: Several risk factors are known to increase the severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) illness in adults, including age and obesity. Specific comorbidities affecting COVID-19 outcomes in children are less well defined. METHODS: We performed a retrospective cohort study of overwei...

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Autores principales: Foster, Catherine, Kumar, Shelley, Tocco, Elizabeth, Holzmann-Pazgal, Galit, Campbell, Judith R, Marquez, Lucila, Dutta, Ankhi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8644834/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab466.680