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    A snapshot of pediatric inpatients and outpatients with COVID-19: a point prevalence study from Turkey
    (Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2023) Yılmaz D.; Üstündağ G.; Büyükçam A.; Salı E.; Çelik Ü.; Avcu G.; Belet N.; Çakmak Taşkın E.; Öcal Demir S.; Birbilen A.Z.; Kılıç Ö.; Metin Akcan Ö.; Tekin Yılmaz A.; Aldemir Kocabaş B.; Hatipoğlu N.; Karbuz A.; Çakır D.; Sütçü M.; Aygün F.D.; Çelik T.; Bayturan Şen S.; Dalgıç N.; Ümit Z.; Kara S.S.; Karadağ Öncel E.; Bolat A.; Kılıç Çil M.; Turan C.; Çakıl Güzin A.; Topal S.; Esen Besli G.; Doğan G.; Şahin S.; Akın F.; Bildirici Y.; Timurtaş Dayar G.; Ergül Sarı E.; Kızmaz İşançlı D.; Kara M.; Önal P.; Aylaç H.; Lüleci D.; Yaşar B.; Dede E.; Çağlar A.; Akova S.; Afat Turgut E.; Yazıcı Özkaya P.; Kandemir Gülmez T.; Ulusoy E.; Duyu M.; Kara Y.; Çeliktaş H.; Tekeli O.; Çağlar F.; Gül D.; Oral Cebeci S.; Battal F.; Bal A.; Aygün E.; Uysalol M.; Arslan G.; Özkavaklı A.; Kızıl M.C.; Yazar A.; Aygün F.; Somer A.; Kuyucu N.; Dinleyici E.Ç.; Kara A.
    This multi-center point prevalence study evaluated children who were diagnosed as having coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). On February 2nd, 2022, inpatients and outpatients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) were included in the study from 12 cities and 24 centers in Turkey. Of 8605 patients on February 2nd, 2022, in participating centers, 706 (8.2%) had COVID-19. The median age of the 706 patients was 92.50 months, 53.4% were female, and 76.7% were inpatients. The three most common symptoms of the patients with COVID-19 were fever (56.6%), cough (41.3%), and fatigue (27.5%). The three most common underlying chronic diseases (UCDs) were asthma (3.4%), neurologic disorders (3.3%), and obesity (2.6%). The SARS-CoV-2-related pneumoniae rate was 10.7%. The COVID-19 vaccination rate was 12.5% in all patients. Among patients aged over 12 years with access to the vaccine given by the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Health, the vaccination rate was 38.7%. Patients with UCDs presented with dyspnea and pneumoniae more frequently than those without UCDs (p < 0.001 for both). The rates of fever, diarrhea, and pneumoniae were higher in patients without COVID-19 vaccinations (p = 0.001, p = 0.012, and p = 0.027). Conclusion: To lessen the effects of the disease, all eligible children should receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The illness may specifically endanger children with UCDs. What is Known: • Children with COVID-19 mainly present with fever and cough, as in adults. • COVID-19 may specifically threaten children with underlying chronic diseases. What is New: • Children with obesity have a higher vaccination rate against COVID-19 than children without obesity. • Among unvaccinated children, fever and pneumoniae might be seen at a higher ratio than among vaccinated children. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.