Background: SARS-CoV-2 infection can lead to multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). We sought to investigate risk factors for admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) and explored changes in disease severity over time.
Methods: We obtained data from chart reviews of children younger than 18 years with confirmed or probable MIS-C who were admitted to 15 hospitals in Canada, Iran and Costa Rica between Mar. 1, 2020, and Mar. 7, 2021. Using multivariable analyses, we evaluated whether admission date and other characteristics were associated with ICU admission or cardiac involvement.
Results: Of 232 children with MIS-C (median age 5.8 yr), 130 (56.0%) were male and 50 (21.6%) had comorbidities. Seventy-three (31.5%) patients were admitted to the ICU but none died. We observed an increased risk of ICU admission among children aged 13–17 years (adjusted risk difference 27.7%, 95% confidence interval [CI] 8.3% to 47.2%), those aged 6–12 years (adjusted risk difference
Characteristics of children admitted to hospital with acute SARS-CoV-2 infection in Canada in 2020 cmaj.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cmaj.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Article content
Of all the diseases Dr. Rupeena Purewal was watching, syphilis was never at the top of the list.
But the Saskatoon pediatric infectious disease doctor says the surging case numbers across Western Canada have suddenly made the disease an emerging issue, particularly for newborn children if their mother is infected during pregnancy.
We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
Try refreshing your browser, or Sask. task force struck to stop spread of syphilis Back to video
She is now part of a provincial task force of doctors, nurses and public health experts trying get a handle on the disease, which she notes is entirely preventable and treatable but can often go unseen.
Sask task force struck to stop syphilis spread thestarphoenix.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thestarphoenix.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.