Impact of the Omicron Strain on Febrile Convulsions Requiring Hospitalization in Children: A Single-Center Observational Study

• Main Authors: Masayuki Nagasawa (Author), Teruyoshi Shimoyama (Author), Sayuri Hashimoto (Author), Ryuichi Nakagawa (Author), Haruna Yokoyama (Author), Mari Okada (Author), Tomohiro Udagawa (Author), Akihiro Oshiba (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. The emergence of the Omicron strain of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) at the end of December 2021 has drastically increased the number of infected children in Japan, along with the number of children with febrile convulsions, but its clinical impact is uncle...