| Summary: | Background. The research presents the results of a study of 212 clinical cases of
a new coronavirus infection in children of Penza for 2021-2022. The results of the features
of the clinical manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pediatric patients are presented,
as well as data on the presence/absence of complications and the timing of treatment of patients
at the State Medical Institution “N.F. Filatov Medical Center” in Penza. The purpose
of the study is to analyze the clinical features of the course of COVID-19 in hospitalized
children, depending on their age. Materials and methods. From 01.12.2021 to 30.11.2022, a
study was conducted of 212 confirmed clinical cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children
hospitalized at the State Medical Institution “N.F. Filatov Medical Center” in Penza. Etiological
verification was carried out by PCR with the isolation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
The method is based on the detection of a fragment of nucleic acid that is specific to the
SARS-CoV-2 virus. The material for the study is a smear from the mucous membrane of
the nasopharynx. Results and conclusions. The observation revealed an unreliable prevalence
of cases of the disease of boys, compared with girls. In the age category up to 1 year,
the incidence of the disease is higher than in children of other age groups. Among the clinical
symptoms, the most frequent were fever, cough, nasal congestion. Uncharacteristic
symptoms: repeated vomiting, abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea. The course of COVID-19
in pediatric patients, in most cases, was accompanied by acute pharyngitis and pneumonia,
less often – acute bronchitis, acute tracheitis, acute stenosing laryngotracheitis, acute tonsillitis
and acute pharyngotracheitis.
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