COVID-19 in Egyptian Children: A Multicenter Study

被引:2
|
作者
Abdel Baki, Amin [1 ]
Zaky, Samy [2 ]
Hosny, Hossam [3 ]
Elassal, Gehan [4 ]
Abdelbary, Akram [5 ]
Said, Ahmad [5 ]
Kamal, Ehab [6 ]
Asem, Noha [7 ,8 ]
Ibrahim, Hamdy [1 ]
Eid, Alaa [8 ]
Amin, Wagdy [8 ]
El Badry, Mohamed [9 ]
Mossa, Abdelmajeed [9 ]
El-Raey, Fathiya [10 ]
Baghdady, Shazly [11 ]
Tahoon, Marwa [12 ]
Hassany, Mohamed [1 ,8 ]
Zaid, Hala [8 ]
机构
[1] Natl Hepatol & Trop Med Res Inst, Dept Hepatogastroenterol & Infect Dis, 10 Kasr Al Aini St, Cairo 11441, Egypt
[2] Al Azhar Univ, Dept Hepatogastroenterol & Infect Dis, Cairo, Egypt
[3] Cairo Univ, Dept Pulm Med, Fac Med, Cairo, Egypt
[4] Ain Shams Univ, Dept Pulm Med, Fac Med, Cairo, Egypt
[5] Cairo Univ, Dept Crit Care, Fac Med, Cairo, Egypt
[6] Natl Res Ctr, Div Trop Med Med Res, Giza, Egypt
[7] Cairo Univ, Fac Med, Dept Publ Hlth & Community Med, Cairo, Egypt
[8] Minist Hlth & Populat, Cairo, Egypt
[9] Aswan Univ, Trop Med & Gastroenterol Dept, Aswan, Egypt
[10] Al Azhar Univ, Hepatogastroenterol & Infect Dis Dept, Dumyat, Egypt
[11] Aswan Univ, Dept Chest, Fac Med, Aswan, Egypt
[12] Menoufia Univ, Natl Liver Inst, Dept Epidemiol & Prevent Med, Menofia Governorate, Egypt
关键词
COVID-19; Egypt; children;
D O I
10.1055/s-0040-1722284
中图分类号
R51 [传染病];
学科分类号
100401 ;
摘要
Objective The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has made its worldwide spread since its outbreak in December 2019. Limited information is available about the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of COVID-19, especially in Africa and Egypt. Methods We aimed to study the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of COVID-19 in Egyptian children. This is an observational retrospective cohort study performed at two specialized COVID-19 isolation hospitals in Egypt. All admitted COVID-19 pediatric patients between March 20, 2020, and May 1, 2020, were included in the study. Discussion This study included 40 COVID-19 confirmed cases (mean age, 9.4 years), 67.5% were male, 85% were asymptomatic, and 15% had mild symptoms. There were no confirmed severe or critically ill cases among the patients. Conclusion COVID-19 runs in a benign course in Egyptian children with no mortality and no significant morbidity.
引用
收藏
页码:57 / 61
页数:5
相关论文
共 50 条
  • [1] Cytokine profile in Egyptian children and adolescents with COVID-19 pneumonia: A multicenter study
    Shafiek, Hala K.
    Lateef, Hanan M. Abd El
    Boraey, Naglaa F.
    Nashat, Mohamed
    Abd-Elrehim, Ghada A. B.
    Abouzeid, Heba
    Hafez, Sahbaa F. M.
    Shehata, Hassan
    Elhewala, Ahmed A.
    Abdel-Aziz, Alsayed
    Zeidan, Nancy M. S.
    Soliman, Mohammed M.
    Sallam, Mohammad M.
    Nawara, Abdalla M.
    Elgohary, Elsayed A.
    Badr, Abdallah, I
    Selim, Dalia M.
    Razek, Suzan A.
    Raouf, Batoul M. Abdel
    Elmikaty, Hani A.
    Ibrahim, Lamya M.
    Shahin, Gehan H.
    Nabil, Rehab M.
    Ibrahim, Mohamed A. M.
    Salem, Hanan F.
    Moustafa, Ahmed A. M.
    Elshehawy, Naglaa A.
    Abdel-Aziz, Marwa M.
    Eltrawy, Heba H.
    Osman, Sherif F.
    Fouad, Rania A.
    Afify, Mona R.
    Mohamed, Mohamed Y.
    Yousif, Yousif M.
    Yousef, Aly A.
    Arafa, Mohamed A.
    [J]. PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY, 2021, 56 (12) : 3924 - 3933
  • [2] CT chest for COVID-19, a multicenter study—experience with 220 Egyptian patients
    Youssriah Yahia Sabri
    Amr A. Nassef
    Iman Mohamed Hamdy Ibrahim
    Mohammed Raafat Abd El Mageed
    Mostafa Ahmed Khairy
    [J]. Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 51
  • [3] Laboratory Markers in Egyptian Children with covid-19
    Hanna, Hanan
    Hosny, Hossam
    [J]. MEDICAL SCIENCE, 2021, 25 (118) : 3497 - 3504
  • [4] Predictors of severity and development of critical illness of Egyptian COVID-19 patients: A multicenter study
    Omran, Dalia
    Al Soda, Mohamed
    Bahbah, Eshak
    Esmat, Gamal
    Shousha, Hend
    Elgebaly, Ahmed
    Ghaffar, Muhammad Abdel
    Alsheikh, Mohamed
    El Sayed, Enass
    Afify, Shimaa
    Hafez, Samah Abdel
    Elkelany, Khaled
    Eltayar, Ayman
    Ali, Omnia
    Kamal, Lamiaa
    Heiba, Ahmed
    [J]. PLOS ONE, 2021, 16 (09):
  • [5] Neurological Manifestations in a Cohort of Egyptian Patients with COVID-19: A Prospective, Multicenter, Observational Study
    Mekkawy, Doaa A.
    Hamdy, Sherif
    Abdel-Naseer, Maged
    Shehata, Hatem S.
    Halfawy, Ahmed Al
    Shalaby, Nevin M.
    Shehata, Ghaydaa A.
    Ali, Anwar M.
    Elmazny, Alaa
    Ahmed, Sandra M.
    Ismail, Jumana H.
    Ibraheim, Aml
    Abdel-Hamid, Hoda M.
    Magdy, Rehab
    Kabara Ayoub, Younan
    Taha, Ahmed E.
    Merghany, Nahla
    Soliman, Nourhan M.
    Elshebawy, Haidy
    Abdelal, Samar E. S.
    El-Ghoneimy, Lobna
    Al-Athwari, Aussan
    Kishk, Nirmeen A.
    Nada, Mona A. F.
    Farghaly, Marwa
    Hassan, Amr
    Hegazy, Mohamed I.
    Abdelalim, Ahmed
    Mourad, Husam S.
    Hassouna, Amira
    Othman, Alshimaa S.
    Wijeratne, Tissa
    [J]. BRAIN SCIENCES, 2022, 12 (01)
  • [6] CT chest for COVID-19, a multicenter study-experience with 220 Egyptian patients
    Sabri, Youssriah Yahia
    Nassef, Amr A.
    Ibrahim, Iman Mohamed Hamdy
    Abd El Mageed, Mohammed Raafat
    Khairy, Mostafa Ahmed
    [J]. EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE, 2020, 51 (01):
  • [7] Use of Remdesivir in children with COVID-19: report of an Italian multicenter study
    Romani, Lorenza
    Roversi, Marco
    Bernardi, Stefania
    Venturini, Elisabetta
    Garazzino, Silvia
    Dona, Daniele
    Krzysztofiak, Andrzej
    Montagnani, Carlotta
    Funiciello, Elisa
    Calo Carducci, Francesca Ippolita
    Marabotto, Caterina
    Castagnola, Elio
    Salvini, Filippo
    Lancella, Laura
    Lo Vecchio, Andrea
    Galli, Luisa
    Castelli Gattinara, Guido
    [J]. ITALIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, 2024, 50 (01)
  • [8] Evaluation of possible COVID-19 reinfection in children: A multicenter clinical study
    Erbas, Irem Ceren
    Keles, Yildiz Ekemen
    Erdeniz, Emine Hafize
    Yilmaz, Ayse Tekin
    Yesil, Edanur
    Cakici, Oezlem
    Akca, Mehtap
    Ulu, Nursel Kara
    Dinc, Fatih
    Ciftdogan, Dilek Yilmaz
    Oncel, Selim
    Kuyucu, Necdet
    Tapisiz, Anil
    Belet, Nursen
    [J]. ARCHIVES DE PEDIATRIE, 2023, 30 (03): : 187 - 191
  • [9] Use of Remdesivir in children with COVID-19: report of an Italian multicenter study
    Lorenza Romani
    Marco Roversi
    Stefania Bernardi
    Elisabetta Venturini
    Silvia Garazzino
    Daniele Donà
    Andrzej Krzysztofiak
    Carlotta Montagnani
    Elisa Funiciello
    Francesca Ippolita Calò Carducci
    Caterina Marabotto
    Elio Castagnola
    Filippo Salvini
    Laura Lancella
    Andrea Lo Vecchio
    Luisa Galli
    Guido Castelli Gattinara
    [J]. Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 50
  • [10] Prevalence of COVID-19 in Egyptian Children With Hemoglobinopathies and Inherited Anemias
    Ismail, Ahlam M.
    Mahmoud, Nagwa M. S.
    Ghazawy, Eman R.
    Mousa, Suzan O.
    [J]. JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY, 2022, 44 (06) : E954 - E959