SARS-CoV-2 Infection Is Not Associated With Pediatric Appendicitis.
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Jiang, Y; Mehl, SC; Hawes, EE; Lino, AS; Rialon, KL; Murray, KO; Ronca, SE
Published in: Pediatr Infect Dis J
August 1, 2022
Although case reports have suggested an association between severe acute respiratory distress syndrome coronavirus 2 and appendicitis, we found that the overall incidence of appendicitis was stable throughout the pandemic at our tertiary pediatric hospital. Furthermore, we did not find evidence of CoV2 infection in 9 appendicitis tissues. Therefore, we conclude that severe acute respiratory distress syndrome coronavirus 2 infection of the appendix is not a common etiologic cause of pediatric appendicitis.
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Pediatr Infect Dis J
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EISSN
1532-0987
Publication Date
August 1, 2022
Volume
41
Issue
8
Start / End Page
e321 / e323
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- SARS-CoV-2
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Pediatrics
- Pandemics
- Humans
- Child
- COVID-19
- Appendicitis
- 3213 Paediatrics
- 3202 Clinical sciences
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Jiang, Y., Mehl, S. C., Hawes, E. E., Lino, A. S., Rialon, K. L., Murray, K. O., & Ronca, S. E. (2022). SARS-CoV-2 Infection Is Not Associated With Pediatric Appendicitis. Pediatr Infect Dis J, 41(8), e321–e323. https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000003575
Jiang, Yike, Steven C. Mehl, Ella E. Hawes, Allison S. Lino, Kristy L. Rialon, Kristy O. Murray, and Shannon E. Ronca. “SARS-CoV-2 Infection Is Not Associated With Pediatric Appendicitis.” Pediatr Infect Dis J 41, no. 8 (August 1, 2022): e321–23. https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000003575.
Jiang Y, Mehl SC, Hawes EE, Lino AS, Rialon KL, Murray KO, et al. SARS-CoV-2 Infection Is Not Associated With Pediatric Appendicitis. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 Aug 1;41(8):e321–3.
Jiang, Yike, et al. “SARS-CoV-2 Infection Is Not Associated With Pediatric Appendicitis.” Pediatr Infect Dis J, vol. 41, no. 8, Aug. 2022, pp. e321–23. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/INF.0000000000003575.
Jiang Y, Mehl SC, Hawes EE, Lino AS, Rialon KL, Murray KO, Ronca SE. SARS-CoV-2 Infection Is Not Associated With Pediatric Appendicitis. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 Aug 1;41(8):e321–e323.
Published In
Pediatr Infect Dis J
DOI
EISSN
1532-0987
Publication Date
August 1, 2022
Volume
41
Issue
8
Start / End Page
e321 / e323
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- SARS-CoV-2
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Pediatrics
- Pandemics
- Humans
- Child
- COVID-19
- Appendicitis
- 3213 Paediatrics
- 3202 Clinical sciences