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Clinical manifestations of COVID-19 infection in infants and children during first and second waves in Minia Governorate – Egypt

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Healthcare research

Abstract

Background: Coronaviruses causing dangerous diseases for both humans and animals. A new coronavirus was found to be the source of a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, China's Hubei province, at the end of 2019. The aim of the study is determined various clinical manifestations of COVID-19 in infant and children. Methods: This prospective clinical study was conducted at Minia isolation hospitals and Minia University Hospital of Pediatrics, Minia, Egypt during the period from the first of April, 2020 to 31th of august 2021. 62 children were included in this study aged from 4 months -16 years. Infants and children were diagnosed as Covid-19 positive with real time PCR, then we compare these data between the 1st wave (during 2020) and the 2nd wave (during 2021). Results: The second wave of 2021 showed significant difference as regarding comorbidities, respiratory symptoms and signs. Conclusion: Children at any age and both sexes are susceptible to COVID-19 virus infection. Conclusion: Children cases in the year 2020, show no or mild clinical manifestations compared with whose admitted during 2021.
 
 
 
 
 

DOI

10.21608/mjmr.2022.255437

Keywords

COVID-19, children, infants, co-morbidities, Waves

Authors

First Name

Mostafa

Last Name

Asem

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Department of forensic medicine and clinical toxicology, Faculty of medicine, Minia University

Email

mostafa.asem@mu.edu.eg

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Orcid

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First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Mohamed

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Department of Pediatric Medicine & Neonatology, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University

Email

mhmd.mmdoh@gmail.com

City

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Orcid

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First Name

Asmaa

Last Name

Moustafa

MiddleName

N.

Affiliation

Department of Pediatric Medicine & Neonatology, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University

Email

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City

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Orcid

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First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Kasem

MiddleName

H.

Affiliation

Department of Chest Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University

Email

drahmadhussein@mu.edu.eg

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Orcid

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Volume

33

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

35492

Issue Date

2022-04-01

Receive Date

2022-02-08

Publish Date

2022-04-01

Page Start

146

Page End

153

Online ISSN

2682-4558

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https://mjmr.journals.ekb.eg/article_255437.html

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https://mjmr.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=255437

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255,437

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Original Article

Type Code

2,212

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Minia Journal of Medical Research

Publication Link

https://mjmr.journals.ekb.eg/

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Clinical manifestations of COVID-19 infection in infants and children during first and second waves in Minia Governorate – Egypt

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Created At

23 Jan 2023