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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Pediatr.
Sec. Children and Health
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fped.2024.1359057

A follow-up study of post-COVID-19 syndrome in hospitalized children with Omicron variant infection in Wuhan

Provisionally accepted
  • Department of Pediatrics, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China

The final, formatted version of the article will be published soon.

    Background:Since the Chinese government changed its COVID-19 prevention and control policies, the rapid spread of the omicron variant resulted in a pervasive surge of infections throughout the nation, particularly affecting children. Although the acute symptoms of children infected with COVID-19 are milder compared to adults, the impact of post-COVID-19 syndromes ( PCS ) on the growth and development of children should not be ignored. The clinical manifestations, treatment methods, and long-term effects of children are significantly different from those of adults, making it necessary to understand the phenotype of children with PCS in order to effectively manage their health. Methods: The study focuses on hospitalized children infected with omicron variant in

    Keywords: COVID-19, Post-COVID-19 Syndrome, SARA-CoV-2, Omicron variant, Hospitalized patients

    Received: 20 Dec 2023; Accepted: 23 Jul 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Tang, Wang and Fan. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Shouyi Wang, Department of Pediatrics, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, Hubei Province, China
    Jingyi Fan, Department of Pediatrics, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, Hubei Province, China

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