Clinical epidemiology of COVID-19 among hospitalized children in rural western Kenya.

• Main Authors: Adino Tesfahun Tsegaye (Author), Christina Sherry (Author), Chrisantus Oduol (Author), Joyce Otieno (Author), Doreen Rwigi (Author), Mary Masheti (Author), Irene Machura (Author), Meshack Liru (Author), Joyce Akuka (Author), Deborah Omedo (Author), Samwel Symekher (Author), Samoel A Khamadi (Author), Lynda Isaaka (Author), Morris Ogero (Author), Livingstone Mumelo (Author), James A Berkley (Author), Ambrose Agweyu (Author), Judd L Walson (Author), Benson O Singa (Author), Kirkby D Tickell (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The epidemiology of pediatric COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa and the role of fecal-oral transmission in SARS-CoV-2 are poorly understood. Among children and adolescents in Kenya, we identify correlates of COVID-19 infection, document the clinical outcomes of infection, and evaluate the prevalence an...