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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Pediatr.
Sec. Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fped.2024.1420196

Exploring the Prevalence and Chest CT Predictors of Long COVID in Children: A Comprehensive Study from Shanghai and Linyi

Provisionally accepted
Yong Yin Yong Yin 1,2Guijun Yang Guijun Yang 2Na Wang Na Wang 1*Mei Zeng Mei Zeng 2*Hejun Jiang Hejun Jiang 2Shuhua Yuan Shuhua Yuan 2*Jinhong Wu Jinhong Wu 2Jing Zhang Jing Zhang 2Juan Cui Juan Cui 1*Guifang Zhou Guifang Zhou 1*Xin Yang Xin Yang 1*Yunqin Zhang Yunqin Zhang 1*Zhichao Sun Zhichao Sun 1*Jilei Lin Jilei Lin 2,3Jiande Chen Jiande Chen 2*Mingyu Tang Mingyu Tang 2*Jing Chen Jing Chen 1*
  • 1 Linyi Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Linyi, Shandong Province, China
  • 2 Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai, China
  • 3 Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Intelligence Pediatrics (SERCIP), Shanghai, China

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    COVID-19 constitutes a pandemic of significant detriment to human health. This study aimedaims to investigate the prevalence of Long COVID following SARS-CoV-2 infection, analyze the potential predictors of chest CT for the development of Long COVID in children. A cohort of 416 children who visited the respiratory outpatient clinics at Shanghai Children's Medical Center or Linyi Maternal and Child HealthCare Hospital from December 2022 to February 2023 and underwent chest CT scans within 1 week was followed up. Data on clinical characteristics, Long COVID symptoms, and chest CT manifestations were collected and analyzed. Multivariate logistic regression models and decision tree models were employed to identify factors associated with Long COVID. A total of 416 children were included in the study. Among 277 children who completed the follow-up, the

    Keywords: Long Covid, Respiratory Tract Infections, Children, CT abnormalities, Predictive factors

    Received: 19 Apr 2024; Accepted: 23 Jul 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Yin, Yang, Wang, Zeng, Jiang, Yuan, Wu, Zhang, Cui, Zhou, Yang, Zhang, Sun, Lin, Chen, Tang and Chen. 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:
    Na Wang, Linyi Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Linyi, 276000, Shandong Province, China
    Mei Zeng, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai, China
    Shuhua Yuan, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai, China
    Juan Cui, Linyi Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Linyi, 276000, Shandong Province, China
    Guifang Zhou, Linyi Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Linyi, 276000, Shandong Province, China
    Xin Yang, Linyi Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Linyi, 276000, Shandong Province, China
    Yunqin Zhang, Linyi Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Linyi, 276000, Shandong Province, China
    Zhichao Sun, Linyi Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Linyi, 276000, Shandong Province, China
    Jiande Chen, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai, China
    Mingyu Tang, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai, China
    Jing Chen, Linyi Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Linyi, 276000, Shandong Province, China

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