Croup during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Omicron Variant Surge

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 respira...

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Autores principales: Tunҫ, Emine M., Koid Jia Shin, Cassandra, Usoro, Etiowo, Thomas-Smith, Siobhan E., Trehan, Indi, Migita, Russell T., Keilman, Ashley E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Inc. 2022
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Brief Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9085454/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35551925
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2022.05.006
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Sumario: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.

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