A Systematic Review of Persistent Clinical Features After SARS-CoV-2 in the Pediatric Population

Li Jiang1, Xuan Li1,2, Jia Nie3

  • 1Centre for Global Child Health, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.

Pediatrics
|July 21, 2023
PubMed

Insights

Long COVID is common in children, with over 16% experiencing persistent symptoms for months after infection. Female children may be more susceptible to developing these long-term effects.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Health
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Long-term health effects following coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are increasingly recognized.
  • The prevalence and significance of these effects in the pediatric population remain uncertain.

Conclusions:

  • Persistent clinical features beyond 3 months are common in children and adolescents after COVID-19.
  • The spectrum of long COVID symptoms in pediatric populations is broad.
  • High-quality, prospective studies with appropriate controls are needed to further elucidate long COVID in children.
Abstract

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