COVID-19–related hospitalizations among Aotearoa, New Zealand children during the Omicron era of SARS-CoV-2

Taylor, A; Best, EJ; Walls, T; Webb, R; Bhally, H; Bryce, A; Chang, CL; Chen, K; Dummer, J; Epton, M; Good, W; Goodson, J; Grey, C; Grimwade, K; Hancox, RJ; Hassan, RZ; Hills, T; Hotu, S; McArthur, C; Morpeth, S; Murdoch, DR; Pease, F; Pylypchuk, R; Raymond, N; Ritchie, S; Ryan, D; Selak, V; Storer, M; Williman, J; Wong, C; Wright, K; Maze, MJ

COVID-19–related hospitalizations among Aotearoa, New Zealand children during the Omicron era of SARS-CoV-2

Taylor, A Best, EJ Walls, T Webb, R Bhally, H Bryce, A Chang, CL Chen, K Dummer, J Epton, M Good, W Goodson, J Grey, C Grimwade, K Hancox, RJ Hassan, RZ Hills, T Hotu, S McArthur, C Morpeth, S Murdoch, DR Pease, F Pylypchuk, R

Raymond, N Ritchie, S Ryan, D Selak, V Storer, M Williman, J Wong, C Wright, K Maze, MJ

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Citation:: IJID Regions, 2024, 12, pp. 100408
Issue Date:: 2024-09-01

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dc.contributor.author	Taylor, A
dc.contributor.author	Best, EJ
dc.contributor.author	Walls, T
dc.contributor.author	Webb, R
dc.contributor.author	Bhally, H
dc.contributor.author	Bryce, A
dc.contributor.author	Chang, CL
dc.contributor.author	Chen, K
dc.contributor.author	Dummer, J
dc.contributor.author	Epton, M
dc.contributor.author	Good, W
dc.contributor.author	Goodson, J
dc.contributor.author	Grey, C
dc.contributor.author	Grimwade, K
dc.contributor.author	Hancox, RJ
dc.contributor.author	Hassan, RZ
dc.contributor.author	Hills, T
dc.contributor.author	Hotu, S
dc.contributor.author	McArthur, C
dc.contributor.author	Morpeth, S
dc.contributor.author	Murdoch, DR
dc.contributor.author	Pease, F
dc.contributor.author	Pylypchuk, R https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8507-0467
dc.contributor.author	Raymond, N
dc.contributor.author	Ritchie, S
dc.contributor.author	Ryan, D
dc.contributor.author	Selak, V
dc.contributor.author	Storer, M
dc.contributor.author	Williman, J
dc.contributor.author	Wong, C
dc.contributor.author	Wright, K
dc.contributor.author	Maze, MJ
dc.date.accessioned	2024-10-10T00:48:35Z
dc.date.available	2024-10-10T00:48:35Z
dc.date.issued	2024-09-01
dc.identifier.citation	IJID Regions, 2024, 12, pp. 100408
dc.identifier.issn	2772-7076
dc.identifier.issn	2772-7076
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/181358
dc.description.abstract	Objectives: This multicenter cohort study describes Aotearoa New Zealand children hospitalized during the country's first wave of sustained SARS-CoV-2 transmission, Omicron variant. Methods: Children younger than 16 years, hospitalized for >6 hours with COVID-19 across New Zealand from January to May 2022 were included. Admissions for all Māori and Pacific and every second non-Maori non-Pacific children were selected to support equal explanatory power for ethnic grouping. Attribution of hospital admission, demography, clinical presentation, comorbidity, treatment, and outcome data were collected. Results: Of 444 hospitalizations of children positive for COVID-19, 292 (65.5%) from 290 children were considered admissions attributable to COVID-19. Of these admissions, 126 (43.4%) were aged under 1; 118 (40.7%), 99 (34.1%), and 87 (30.0%) were children of Māori, Pacific, and non-Maori non-Pacific ethnicity, respectively. Underlying respiratory disease was the most common comorbidity, present in 22 children (7.6%); 16 children (5.5%) were immunosuppressed. Median length of stay was 1 day (interquartile range 0.0-2.0). Four children received antiviral, 69 (24%) antibacterial, and 24 (8%) supplemental oxygen. Although eight children required intensive care, there were no deaths. Conclusions: Children hospitalized during the first significant wave of SARS-CoV-2 infection in New Zealand presented with a multi-system viral illness and rarely with severe disease.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Elsevier
dc.relation.ispartof	IJID Regions
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.ijregi.2024.100408
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.title	COVID-19–related hospitalizations among Aotearoa, New Zealand children during the Omicron era of SARS-CoV-2
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	12
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/UTS Groups
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/UTS Groups/Women & Children’s Health Research Collaborative (WCHC)
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/UTS Groups/INSIGHT: Institute for Innovative Solutions for Well-being and Health
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dc.date.updated	2024-10-10T00:48:34Z
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	12

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Objectives: This multicenter cohort study describes Aotearoa New Zealand children hospitalized during the country's first wave of sustained SARS-CoV-2 transmission, Omicron variant. Methods: Children younger than 16 years, hospitalized for >6 hours with COVID-19 across New Zealand from January to May 2022 were included. Admissions for all Māori and Pacific and every second non-Maori non-Pacific children were selected to support equal explanatory power for ethnic grouping. Attribution of hospital admission, demography, clinical presentation, comorbidity, treatment, and outcome data were collected. Results: Of 444 hospitalizations of children positive for COVID-19, 292 (65.5%) from 290 children were considered admissions attributable to COVID-19. Of these admissions, 126 (43.4%) were aged under 1; 118 (40.7%), 99 (34.1%), and 87 (30.0%) were children of Māori, Pacific, and non-Maori non-Pacific ethnicity, respectively. Underlying respiratory disease was the most common comorbidity, present in 22 children (7.6%); 16 children (5.5%) were immunosuppressed. Median length of stay was 1 day (interquartile range 0.0-2.0). Four children received antiviral, 69 (24%) antibacterial, and 24 (8%) supplemental oxygen. Although eight children required intensive care, there were no deaths. Conclusions: Children hospitalized during the first significant wave of SARS-CoV-2 infection in New Zealand presented with a multi-system viral illness and rarely with severe disease.

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