Search for: [Abstract = "ALT, and D\-dimers as typical in most pediatric patients with COVID\-19, especially in patients 0–5 years old. The median length of hospitalization in our cohort was 3–4 days and was significantly longer in the group of infants. 4.10.3. Article No 3 published in Archives of Medical Science 70 among 2338 hospitalized pediatric patients met the severity criteria established for the study and were enrolled in the analysis. In the group of patients requiring invasive oxygen treatment the prevalence of those with underlying conditions was significant, and 100% of children who died because of COVID\-19 had comorbidities. The most often were the same as in other studies – genetic conditions, neurologic conditions, metabolic conditions, cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes mellitus, chronic pulmonary diseases, immunosuppression. Children who required mechanical ventilation manifested cough and dehydration on admission more often. As regards laboratory results, higher markers of inflammation, lymphopenia, and thrombocytopenia with higher concentrations of ferritin and LDH were observed. In children who died because of COVID\-19 inflammation markers, leucopenia, thrombocytopenia, LDH, and ferritin level were extremely high. The lack of BCG vaccination was found in 12% of children with severe COVID\-19 and 3% in other hospitalized children. None of the"]

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