COVID-19 in the paediatric population of Kazakhstan
Bayesheva D. Boranbayeva R. Turdalina B. Fakhradiyev I. Saliev T. Tanabayeva S. Zhussupov B. Nurgozhin T.
2021Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Paediatrics and International Child Health
2021#41Issue 176 - 82 pp.
Background: To date, there have been no studies of COVID-19 infection in children in Central Asia, particularly the Republic of Kazakhstan. This report analyses the epidemiological data on COVID-19 infection in children in Kazakhstan. Methods: The study included 650 paediatric patients diagnosed with COVID-19. Demographic and epidemiological data and the symptoms and radiological evidence of complications were collected and analysed. Children were sub-divided into four groups: neonates/infants, young children, older children and adolescents. Results: All of the 650 children were under 19 years of age, 56.3% of whom were male, and 122 (18.8%) were newborns and infants. The majority of cases (n = 558, 85.8%) were asymptomatic and only four cases were severe (0.6%). The symptoms were as follows in descending order: cough (14.8%), sore throat (12.8%), fever (9.1%) and rhinorrhoea (5.5%). Diarrhoea (2%), dyspnoea (1.8%) and muscle pain were rare (1.1%). Only three children required intensive care, including invasive ventilation. One patient had acute respiratory distress syndrome. There were no deaths. Conclusion: Most cases of COVID-19 infection in children in Kazakhstan were asymptomatic or the symptoms were mild. Only three patients required intensive care.
clinical features , coronavirus , COVID-19 , epidemiological features
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J. S. C. Astana Medical University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Scientific Center for Pediatric and Child Surgery, Almaty, Kazakhstan
S. D. Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
National Center for Public Health, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
J. S. C. Astana Medical University
Scientific Center for Pediatric and Child Surgery
S. D. Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University
National Center for Public Health
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