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Social and Demographic Disparities in the Severity of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children.
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The Pediatric infectious disease journal [Pediatr Infect Dis J] 2022 Jun 01; Vol. 41 (6), pp. e256-e258. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 May 06. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Social constructs are known risk factors for multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children. A review of 206 patients demonstrated that children who were non-Hispanic Black, over the age of 12 years or living in a disadvantaged neighborhood associated with severe multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (intensive care unit admission, intubation and/or vasopressor use).<br />Competing Interests: The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.<br /> (Copyright © 2022 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1532-0987
- Volume :
- 41
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Pediatric infectious disease journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 35537132
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000003511