Profile and Outcomes of COVID-19 Infection in Pediatric Patients with and without Cancer: A Case–Control Study
Puneet Kaur Sahi,
Varun Kumar,
Arpita Gupta
et al.
Abstract:Objectives Pediatric patients with cancer are considered a vulnerable population to the ill effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We hereby studied the difference between clinical characteristics, lab parameters, and outcomes of COVID-19 among children suffering from cancer and those without cancer. We also analyzed risk factors for the occurrence of moderate-to-severe COVID-19 disease in pediatric cancer patients.
Materials and Methods This retrospective case–control study was carried out … Show more
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