The Clinical Characteristics of Fever-Ward Pediatric Patients with a Definite Epidemiological History During the Early COVID-19 Epidemic Period

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Table 1 General Characteristics of Suspected and Confirmed COVID-19 Patients

	Suspected Group(n=32)	Confirmed Group(n=15)	X^2	P value
Characteristics
Sex			0.41	0.522
Boy	16(50%)	9(60%)
Girl	16(50%)	6(40%)
Age(years)	5.5 (0.7–10.3)	9 (4–14)		0.012
Epidemiological History
Travel or residence in Wuhan	23(71.9%)	3(20%)	9.119	0.003
Family cluster	6(18.8%)	12(80%)	13.725	0
Obvious clinical manifestation	31(96.9%)	7(46.7%)	16.629	0
Fever	26(81.3%)	4(26.7%)	10.921	0.001
Cough	17(53.1%)	4(26.7%)	1.921	0.166
Running nose	1(3.1%)	0		1
Sore throat	3(9.4%)	0	0.343	0.558
Vomiting	1(3.1%)	0		1
Diarrhea	1(3.1%)	0		1

Table 2 Laboratory Findings of Suspected and Confirmed COVID-19 Patients

	Suspected Group (n=32)	Confirmed Group (n=15)	X^2	P value
Characteristics
WBC count (x10^9/L)	8.15(5.76–10.54)	6.04(3.36–8.72)		0.054
WBC decreased or normal	28(87.5%)	15(100%)	0.758	0.384
Lymphocyte count(x10^9/L)	2.6 (1.31–3.89)	2.6 (1.26–3.94)		0.758
Lymphocyte decreased	1(3.1%)	1(6.7%)	0	1
CRP increased	18(56.3%)	1(6.7%)	8.468	0.004
LDH increased	20(62.5%)	4(26.7%)	3.912	0.048
ESR increased*	15(75%)	0	16.744	0
D-dimer increased*	5(35.7%)	0	4.212	0.04
AST increased*	4(12.9%)	0	0.806	0.369
CKMB increased*	4(12.9%)	0	0.806	0.369
PCT increased	3(10.7%)	0	0.471	0.492

Note: *Data for ESR, D-dimer, AST, and CKMB were incomplete.

Table 3 Chest CT Findings of Suspected and Confirmed COVID-19 Patients

	Suspected Group(n=32)	Confirmed Group(n=15)	X^2	P value
Characteristics
Abnormal Chest CT	24(75%)	10(66.7%)	0.354	0.552
Involvement of Lung
Left	16(50%)	5(33.3%)	1.148	0.284
Right	19(59.4%)	7(46.7%)	0.667	0.414
Both	10(31.3%)	2(13.3%)	0.911	0.34
Change of Chest CT
Patchy	14(43.8%)	6(40%)	0.059	0.808
Nodular	1(3.1%)	5(33.3%)	0.05876	0.015
GGO	4(12.5%)	7(46.7%)	0.04881	0.027
Bronchopneumonia	6(18.8%)	2(13.3%)	0.002	0.965