18 December 2020 : Clinical Research
Characteristics of Nosocomial Infections in Children Screened for SARS-CoV-2 Infection in China
Jun Shen1AE, Jing Sun1AE, Danyang Zhao2AE, Suyun Li3AE, Weiqiang Xiao4AE, Xian Cai1B, Jianjiang Yan1B, Weidong Zhu1B, Qiaozhi Guo2B, Xiulan Wen5B, Jinxia Wu3B, Xuan Shi3B, Daoju Jiang3C, Jing Huang3C, Jiaming Luo1C, Huan Chen6C, Yan Hong1C, Wencheng Ma3D, Guangming Liu3F, Haomei Yang3D, Qiang Wang3F, Yongling Song3F, Jinai Lin1D, Xin Sun7A, Peiqing Li3A*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 (%) | |
| <1 month | 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) |