18 December 2020: Clinical Research
Characteristics of Nosocomial Infections in Children Screened for SARS-CoV-2 Infection in China
Jun Shen 1AE* , Jing Sun 1AE* , Danyang Zhao 2AE* , Suyun Li 3AE* , Weiqiang Xiao 4AE* , Xian Cai 1B , Jianjiang Yan 1B , Weidong Zhu 1B , Qiaozhi Guo 2B , Xiulan Wen 5B , Jinxia Wu 3B , Xuan Shi 3B , Daoju Jiang 3C , Jing Huang 3C , Jiaming Luo 1C , Huan Chen 6C , Yan Hong 1C , Wencheng Ma 3D , Guangming Liu 3F , Haomei Yang 3D , Qiang Wang 3F , Yongling Song 3F , Jinai Lin 1D , Xin Sun 7A* , Peiqing Li 3A*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.928835
Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e928835
Table 1 Patient’s characteristics.
| Total (n=159) | |
|---|---|
| Female, n (%) | 61 (38.4) |
| Age, month, median (Q1, Q3) | 34 (15, 60) |
| Age, n (%) | |
| 0 | |
| 1 month to 1 year | 30 (18.9) |
| 1 year to 3 year | 69 (43.4) |
| 3 year to 7 year | 39 (24.5) |
| >7 year | 21 (13.2) |
| Onset, day, median (Q1, Q3) | 2 (1, 4) |
| Days of hospitalization in screening wards, day, median (Q1, Q3) | 2 (1, 2) |
| Hours of waiting for the first SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR test report, mean±SD | 9.1±2.6 |
| Travel or residence history to Wuhan and surrounding areas, or other communities with confirmed cases within 14 days before the onset of illness | 103 (64.8) |
| History of contact with SARS-CoV-2 infected persons (positive RT-PCR test) within 14 days before the onset of illness | 2 (1.3) |
| Patients with fever or respiratory symptoms from Wuhan or surrounding areas, or from communities with confirmed cases, within 14 days before the onset of illness | 41 (25.8) |
| Cluster onset | 14 (8.8) |
| Non-epidemiological cases | 8 (5.0) |
| Fever | 125 (78.6) |
| Cough/dry cough | 77 (48.4) |
| Sputum production | 73 (45.9) |
| Runny nose | 37 (23.3) |
| Vomiting/diarrhea/ abdominal pain | 19 (11.9) |
| Pulmonary rales | 15 (9.4) |
| Stuffy nose | 10 (6.3) |
| Gasping | 10 (6.3) |
| Tachypnea | 6 (3.8) |
| Seizure | 4 (2.5) |
| Inspiratory triconcave sign/ cyanosis | 3 (1.9) |
| Sore throat | 2 (1.3) |
| Chest pain | 1 (0.6) |
| Myalgias | 1 (0.6) |
| Dizziness/headache | 1 (0.6) |
| Respiratory failure | 0 |
| X-ray (n=114) | |
| No abnormalities | 7 (61.4) |
| Bronchiti | 67 (58.8) |
| Pneumonia | 40 (25.2) |
| CT (n=41) | |
| No abnormalities | 13 (31.7) |
| Bronchitis | 0 |
| Pneumonia | 28 (68.3) |
| Patchy | 13 (46.4) |
| Ground-glass opacities shadow | 5 (17.9) |
| Strip-like | 4 (32.1) |
| Nodular | 1 (3.6) |
| Consolidation | 5 (17.9) |
| Outcomes | |
| Healed and discharged | 144 (90.6) |
| Transferred to Confirmed Ward | 1 (0.6) |
| Transferred to other wards | 15 (9.4) |
| Transferred to PICU | 1 (0.6) |
| Follow-up after 21 days | |
| Normal status | 158 (99.4) |
| Still in hospital | 1 (0.6) |