Characteristics and Outcomes of Children With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection Admitted to US and Canadian Pediatric Intensive Care Units

URL

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2766037

Authors

Lara S. Shekerdemian, Nabihah R. Mahmood, Katie K. Wolfe, Becky J. Riggs, Catherine E. Ross, Christine A. McKiernan, Sabrina M. Heidemann, Lawrence C. Kleinman, Anita I. Sen, Mark W. Hall, Margaret A. Priestley, John K. McGuire, Konstantinos Boukas, Matthew P. Sharron, Jeffrey P. Burns; for the International COVID-19 PICU Collaborative

Published Date

May 11, 2020

Publication

JAMA Pediatrics

Key Excerpts

“[U]p to this time of the pandemic in North America, children continue to face a far greater risk of critical illness from influenza than from COVID-19, pointing to the imperative for ongoing preventive pediatric health maintenance during this time.”

Format

document

Topics

aging risk factor,at risk populations,COVID-19,health statistics,risk factors