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Epidemiology of Exposures, Preceding Illness and Testing History in Children With Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children in the First 18 Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Los Angeles County, California

Overview
Journal Pediatr Infect Dis J
Specialty Pediatrics
Date 2022 Sep 14
PMID 36102721
Authors
Caitlin N Newhouse
Lauren Finn
Candace M Gragnani
Susan Hathaway
Denise Nunez
Jason Malenfant
Priyanka Fernandes
Moon Kim
Dawn Terashita
Sharon Balter
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Abstract

We describe the epidemiology of COVID-19 exposure, preceding illness, and SARS-CoV-2 testing in a large population with MIS-C during the first 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic. The majority of cases had exposure, preceding illness, or positive SARS-CoV-2 testing 4-8 weeks before MIS-C onset. Serology can help establish epidemiological link to COVID-19 when past infection or exposure are unknown.

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