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<journal-id>1727-897X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[MediSur]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Medisur]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1727-897X</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos, Centro Provincial de Ciencias Médicas, Provincia de Cienfuegos.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1727-897X2022000200190</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Características clínicas de pacientes en edad pediátrica con infección por SARS-CoV-2. Cienfuegos, 2020-2021]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Clinical characteristics of pediatric patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Cienfuegos, 2020-2021]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fonseca Hernández*]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mercedes]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Chávez Amaro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Dunia María]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Chávez Pèrez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Vivian Isabel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Jova Dueñas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Julio Héctor]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Jiménez Sáez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Tamara L.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Machín Caride]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ifrain]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Pediátrico Universitario Paquito González Cueto  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cienfuegos ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Especializado Ambulatorio Héroes de Playa Girón  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cienfuegos ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Provincial de Higiene y Epidemiología  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cienfuegos ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>20</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>190</fpage>
<lpage>198</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1727-897X2022000200190&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1727-897X2022000200190&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1727-897X2022000200190&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Fundamento: el aumento significativo en las cifras de pacientes con COVID-19 en Cuba y la creciente tasa de incidencia en la edad pediátrica representan un problema de salud emergente.  Objetivo  describir las características clínicas y epidemiológicas de los niños confirmados con COVID-19 en Cienfuegos, durante el primer año de pandemia.  Métodos  estudio observacional, descriptivo, transversal, ambispectivo. El universo de estudio fue de 104 pacientes en edad pediátrica diagnosticados con la enfermedad. El horizonte temporal fue desde marzo 2020 hasta marzo 2021. Se analizaron las variables: edad, sexo, procedencia, antecedentes patológicos personales, sintomatología inicial, estado nutricional, fuente de infección, resultados de laboratorio, persistencia de PCR-RT positivo, manifestaciones clínicas asociadas al tratamiento y evolución. Se confeccionó historia clínica individual durante la hospitalización.  Resultados: la edad más representada fue la adolescencia, discreto predominio del sexo masculino. Más del 50 % de los casos estaban asintomáticos. Los síntomas iniciales más frecuentes fueron la fiebre y la secreción nasal. El 94 % de los confirmados fueron autóctonos. Los exámenes complementarios mostraron alteraciones enzimáticas asociadas a la infección viral. El 100 % de los niños tuvo una evolución favorable.  Conclusiones: la COVID-19 continúa como problema de salud a nivel mundial. Los niños constituyen un grupo vulnerable que necesita seguimiento continuado. Los signos y síntomas pueden ser similares a otras infecciones respiratorias virales, lo que requiere mantener un alto índice de sospecha de COVID-19 en niños.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Background:  the significant increase in the numbers of COVID-19 patients in Cuba and the increasing incidence rate in the pediatric age represent an emerging health problem.  Objective:  to describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of children confirmed with COVID-19 in Cienfuegos, during the first year of the pandemic.  Methods:  observational, descriptive, cross-sectional, ambispective study. The study universe consisted of 104 pediatric patients diagnosed with the disease. The time horizon was from March 2020 to March 2021. The analyzed variables were: age, sex, origin, personal pathological history, initial symptoms, nutritional status, source of infection, laboratory results, persistence of positive RT-PCR, associated clinical manifestations to treatment and evolution. An individual medical history was taken during hospitalization.  Results:  the most frequent age was adolescence, discrete male predominance. More than 50% of the cases were asymptomatic. The most frequent initial symptoms were fever and runny nose. The 94% of those confirmed were autochthonous. The complementary tests showed enzymatic alterations associated with the viral infection. The 100% of the children had a favorable evolution.  Conclusions:  COVID-19 continues as a health problem worldwide. Children are a vulnerable group that needs continuous monitoring. The signs and symptoms can be similar to other viral respiratory infections, which require maintaining a high index of suspicion for COVID-19 in children.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[coronavirus infections]]></kwd>
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