Publication date: Jun 11, 2025
Management and outcomes of children hospitalised with acute SARS-CoV-2 infection may differ throughout the pandemic or with admission type (clinical COVID-19, incidental COVID-19 or nosocomial infection). Describe the severity, management and outcomes of hospitalised children with acute SARS-CoV-2 infection in Australia across the first 4 years of the pandemic and compare between admission types, SARS-CoV-2 variants, age groups and immune status. A multi-centre prospective cohort study of 6009 children aged 0-16 years between January 2020 and June 2023. Most children (84. 3 %) did not receive respiratory support, 33. 4 % received antibiotics and 8 % were admitted to intensive care unit (ICU). Infants
| Concepts | Keywords |
|---|---|
| Australia | Adolescent |
| Covid | Child |
| June | COVID-19 |
| Pandemic | Hospitalisation |
| Infant | |
| SARS-CoV-2 |
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | COVID-19 |
| disease | MESH | nosocomial infections |
| pathway | REACTOME | SARS-CoV-2 Infection |
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