Analysis of clinicolaboratory profile and outcome in COVID-19 positive pediatric patients

Abstract

COVID-19 infection in children has important public health, social, and economic implications, and even though children may have considerably milder symptoms than individuals >18 years of age, those infected seem to have the same levels of circulating virus in their body and may be as infectious as adults. The objective is to study clincolaboratory profile and outcome in COVID-19 positive pediatrics patients. This hospital based prospective observational study was conducted in the department of Pediatrics , Government Medical College , Haldwani Uttarakhand. COVID 19 Positive Pediatric patient from birth to 18 years from September 2020 to September 2021 were enrolled in the study. Referred patients were 1 in moderate, 3 in severe and 1 in MIS-C group. Expired patients mostly belong to severe category. 1 patient expired due to celphos poisoning and was diagnosed as covid-19 on routine sampling. In conclusion these laboratory findings and clinical features should raise strong suspicion of COVID-19 infection and severity and could be used as a useful predictor for planning treatment in children with moderate to severe illness.