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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2709-7927</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta Médica del Centro]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta méd centro]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2709-7927</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Hospital Provincial Clínico Quirúrgico Universitario Arnaldo Milián Castro]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2709-79272021000400561</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Caracterización epidemiológica de pacientes pediátricos con COVID-19 atendidos en la Provincia de Villa Clara]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Epidemiological characterization of pediatric patients with COVID-19 treated in Villa Clara Province]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez Sandeliz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Beatriz]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pérez Marrero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Fidel Ernesto]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[De la Torre Pérez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan Carlos]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Machado Díaz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marbin]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[López González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lissette del Rosario]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Provincial Pediátrico Universitario &#8220;José Luis Miranda&#8221;  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santa Clara Villa Clara]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Provincial Materno-Infantil Universitario &#8220;Piti Fajardo&#8221;  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Güines Mayabeque]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Pediátrico Universitario &#8220;Juan Manuel Márquez&#8221;  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>15</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>561</fpage>
<lpage>569</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2709-79272021000400561&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2709-79272021000400561&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2709-79272021000400561&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  la enfermedad por el nuevo coronavirus 2019 en niños no presenta, globalmente, una elevada casuística y se caracteriza por presentar un amplio espectro clínico, según datos aportados por estudios realizados en China y otros países, que reflejan que la evolución de la enfermedad es menos severa en los infantes.  Objetivo:  describir los aspectos epidemiológicos de COVID-19 en la población pediátrica atendida.  Métodos:  se realizó un estudio descriptivo transversal en niños diagnosticados con COVID-19 desde marzo hasta octubre de 2020 pertenecientes a la Provincia de Villa Clara; se seleccionaron mediante muestreo no probabilístico un total de 43 niños.  Resultados:  fueron afectados un total de 43 niños, predominaron el grupo de edad de los mayores de 15 años, el sexo masculino y la raza blanca (95%), en relación a los antecedentes patológicos personales el 98% eran sanos, la mayoría fueron contactos directos de casos positivos, adquiridos de familiares, y se observó un período de incubación de uno a 14 días.  Conclusiones:  el grupo de edad más afectado fueron los mayores de 15 años y predominaron el sexo masculino y la raza blanca, relacionado con los antecedentes patológicos personales la mayoría eran sanos, la mayoría fueron contactos directos de casos positivos, adquiridos de los familiares, y se observó un período de incubación de uno a 14 días.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  the disease caused by the new coronavirus 2019 in children does not present, globally, a high casuistry and is characterized by a wide clinical spectrum, according to data provided by studies carried out in China and other countries, which reflect that the evolution of the disease is less severe in infants.  Objective:  to describe the epidemiological aspects of COVID-19 in the pediatric population treated.  Methods:  a cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out in children diagnosed with COVID-19 from March to October 2020 belonging to Villa Clara Province; a total of 43 children were selected by non-probabilistic sampling.  Results:  a total of 43 children were affected, predominantly the age group over 15 years old, male sex and white race (95%), in relation to personal pathological antecedents 98% were healthy, most of them were direct contacts of positive cases, acquired from relatives, and an incubation period of one to 14 days was observed.  Conclusions:  the most affected age group were those older than 15 years and predominantly male and white race, related to personal pathological history most were healthy, most were direct contacts of positive cases, acquired from relatives, and an incubation period of one to 14 days was observed.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[SARS-CoV-2]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[infecciones por Coronavirus]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[pediatría]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[SARS-CoV-2]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Coronavirus infections]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[pediatrics]]></kwd>
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