COVID-19

Lower respiratory tract infection admissions and deaths among children under 5 years in public sector facilities in the Western Cape Province, South Africa, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic (2019 – 2021)

2024

Authors: Kehoe K, Morden E, Zinyakatira N, Heekes A, Jones H, Walter S, Jacobs T, Murray J, Buys H, Redaniel MT, Davies MA.

Published in: South African Medical Journal

SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Hospitalization in Immunocompromised Children: A Population-Based Study

2024

Authors: Di Chiara C, Giugni A, Le Prevost M, Boracchini R, Barbieri E, Lupattelli A, Giaquinto C, Donà D, Cantarutti A.

Presented at: ICAR-CROI Awards for young Italian investigators,

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SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Hospitalization in Immunocompromised Children: A Population-Based Study

2024

Authors: Di Chiara C, Giugni A, Le Prevost M, Boracchini R, Barbieri E, Lupattelli A, Giaquinto C, Donà D, Cantarutti A.

Presented at: CROI 2024

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Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection in Children Within the 12 Months Following Mild COVID-19: Insights From a Survey Study

2024

Authors: Di Chiara C, Boracchini R, Cantarutti A, Kakkar F, Oletto A, Padoan A, Donà D, Giaquinto C.

Published in: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Core Outcome Measurement Set for Research and Clinical Practice in Post COVID-19 Condition (Long COVID) in Children and Young People: An International Delphi Consensus Study “PC-COS Children”

2024

Authors: Seylanova N, Chernyavskaya A, Degtyareva N, Mursalova A, Ajam A, Xiao L, Aktulaeva K, Roshchin P, Bobkova P, Aiyegbusi OL, Anbu AT, Apfelbacher C, Asadi-Pooya AA,

Age-specific transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 during the first two years of the pandemic

2024

Authors: Boldea O, Alipoor A, Pei S, Shaman J, Rozhnova G.

Published in: PNAS Nexus

How does post COVID differ from other post-viral conditions in childhood and adolescence (0–20 years old)? A systematic review

2024

Authors: Minotti C, McKenzie C, Dewandel I, Bekker C, Sturniolo G, Doni D, Giaquinto C, Van Der Zalm MM, Donà D.

Published in: eClinical Medicine

Epidemic graph diagrams as analytics for epidemic control in the data-rich era

2024

Authors: Valdano E, Colombi D, Poletto C, Colizza V.

Published in: Nature Communications

Clinical spectrum of disease and outcomes in children with Omicron SARS-COV-2 infection in Cape Town, South Africa

2024

Authors: Bekker C, Dewandel I, Redfern A, McKenzie C, Lishman J, Verhagen LM, Claassen M, Wilson S, Dunbar R, Bosch C, van Zyl G, Preiser W, Goussard P,

Changing character and waning impact of COVID-19 at a tertiary centre in Cape Town, South Africa

2023

Authors: Hermans LE, Booysen P, Boloko L, Adriaanse M, de Wet TJ, Lifson AR, Wadee N, Papavarnavas N, Marais G, Hsiao NY, Rosslee MJ, Symons G, Calligaro GL,

Stronger and durable SARS-CoV-2 immune response to mRNA vaccines in 5–11 years old children with prior COVID-19

2023

Authors: Di Chiara C, Cantarutti A, Petrara MR, Bonfante F, Benetti E, Boracchini R, Bosa L, Carmona F, Cosma C, Cotugno N, Le Prevost M, Martini G,

SARS-CoV-2 transmission patterns in educational settings during the Alpha wave in Reggio-Emilia, Italy

2023

Authors: Molina Grané C, Mancuso P, Vicentini M, Venturelli F, Djuric O, Manica M, Guzzetta G, Marziano V, Zardini A, d’Andrea V, Trentini F, Bisaccia E, Larosa E,

Behavioral Changes Associated With COVID-19 Vaccination: Cross-National Online Survey

2023

Authors: De Gaetano A, Bajardi P, Gozzi N, Perra N, Perrotta D, Paolotti D.

Published in: Journal of Medical Internet Research

Comparative study showed that children faced a 78% higher risk of new-onset conditions after they had COVID-19

2023

Authors: Di Chiara C, Barbieri E, Chen YX, Visonà E, Cavagnis S, Sturniolo G, Parca A, Liberati C, Cantarutti L, Lupattelli A, Le Prevost M, Corrao G, Giaquinto C,

COVID-19 and MIS-C treatment in children—results from an international survey

2023

Authors: Donà D, Minotti C, Masini T, Penazzato M, Van Der Zalm MM, Judd A, Giaquinto C, Lallemant M & Survey Respondents Consortium.

Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics

Minimising school disruption under high incidence conditions due to the Omicron variant in France, Switzerland, Italy, in January 2022

2023

Authors: Colosi E, Bassignana G, Barrat A, Lina B,

Reconstruction of SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks in a primary school using epidemiological and genomic data

2023

Authors: Kremer C, Torneri A, Libin PJK, Meex C, Hayette MP, Bontems S, Durkin K, Artesi M, Bours V, Lemey P, Darcis G, Hens N, Meuris C.

Clinical features of COVID-19 in Italian outpatient children and adolescents during Parental, Delta, and Omicron waves: a prospective, observational, cohort study

2023

Authors: Di Chiara C, Boracchini R, Sturniolo G, Barbieri A, Costenaro P, Cozzani S, De Pieri M, Liberati C, Zin A, Padoan A, Bonfante F, Kakkar F,

Flexible Bayesian estimation of incubation times

2023

Authors: Gressani O, Torneri A, Hens N, Faes C.

Published in: medRxiv

COVID-19 among adults living with HIV: correlates of mortality among public sector healthcare users in Western Cape, South Africa

2023

Authors: Kassanjee, R., Davies, M.-A., Ngwenya, O., Osei-Yeboah, R., Jacobs, T., Morden, E., Timmerman, V., Britz, S., Mendelson, M., Taljaard, J., Riou, J., Boulle, A., Tiffin, N.

Evolutionary implications of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination for the future design of vaccination strategies

2023

Authors: Rouzine IM, Rozhnova G.

Published in: Nature Communications Medicine

Persistent symptoms after 1 year in hospitalized children with COVID-19, compared to controls

2023

Authors: Conde M, Gastesi I, de Pablo L, Villanueva S, Aguilera-Alonso D, Esteban A, Epalza C, López M, Domínguez S, Gómez P, Ballesteros A, Pinto C, Navarro M,

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Risk Factors for Severe Acute SARS-CoV-2 Disease in Pediatric Population

2023

Authors: Tagarro A, Gastesi I, Villanueva S, Ramírez A, Mesa ML, Vasquez P, Friedrich G, Naranjo M, Restrepo S, Baquero OL, Mejía LM, Álvarez C, Leoz I, Calvo C,

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The Estimation of Long-COVID Prevalence and Long-Term Persistence in Italian Children After COVID-19 Compared to Un-Infected Subjects: An Analysis Using a Pediatric Primary Care Database

2023

Authors: Di Chiara C, Barbieri E, Chen YX, Visonà E, Cavagnis S, Sturniolo G, Parca A, Liberati C, Cantarutti L, Lupattelli A, Le Prevost M, Corrao G, Giaquinto C.

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Evaluation of Waning of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine-Induced Immunity: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

2023

Authors: Menegale F, Manica M, Zardini A, Guzzetta G, Marziano V, D’Andrea V, Trentini F, Ajelli M, Poletti P, Merler S.

Published in: JAMA Network Open

Clinical Presentation and Outcome of Acute Respiratory Illnesses in South African Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2023

Authors: Redfern A, van der Zalm MM, Lishman J, Goussard P, Smit L, Dagan R, Barday M, Mare M, Claassen M, Van Zyl G, Rabie H, Verhagen LM.

The impact of variant and vaccination on SARS-CoV-2 symptomatology; three prospective household cohorts

2023

Authors: Westerhof I, de Hoog M, Ieven M, Lammens C, van Beek J, Rozhnova G, Eggink D, Euser S, Wildenbeest J, Duijts L, van Houten M, Goossens H,

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Ethnic group differences in rates of SARS-CoV-2 testing, PCR-confirmed infections and COVID-19 related hospital admissions in young children by SARS-CoV-2- variant: national birth cohort study

2023

Authors: Abdullahi F, Hardelid P, Nguyen V, Thorne C, Linda Wijlaar.

Presented at: ESPID 2023

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Clinical presentation and outcome of acute respiratory illnesses in South African children during the COVID-19 pandemic

2023

Authors: Redfern A, van der Zalm MM, Lishman J, Goussard P, Smit L, Dagan R, Barday MM, Mare M, Claassen M, Van Zyl G, Rabie H, Verhagen LM.

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Clinical features of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and adolescents who experienced COVID-19 across Parental, Delta, and Omicron waves in Italy: a prospective observational study

2023

Authors: Di Chiara C, Boracchini R, Sturniolo G, Barbieri A, Costenaro P, De Pieri M, Liberati C, Zin A, Cozzani S, Padoan A, Bonfante F, Kakkar F, Cantarutti A,

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Hybrid immunity upon mRNA vaccines induce a stronger and durable SARS-CoV-2 immune response in children

2023

Authors: Di Chiara C, Cantarutti A, Petrara MR, Bonfante F, Cosma C, Carmona F, Pagliari M, Cotugno N, Boracchini R, Meneghel A, Benetti E, Bosa L, Palma P,

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Participatory Surveillance for COVID-19 Trend Detection in Brazil: Cross-sectional Study

2023

Authors: Wittwer S, Paolotti D, Lichand G, Leal Neto O.

Published in: JMIR Public Health and Surveillance

Outcomes of laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection during resurgence driven by Omicron lineages BA.4 and BA.5 compared with previous waves in the Western Cape Province, South Africa

2023

Authors: Davies MA, Morden E, Rousseau P, Arendse J, Bam JL, Boloko L, Cloete K, Cohen C, Chetty N, Dane P, Heekes A, Hsiao NY, Hunter M,

mRNA vaccines induce a higher antibodies response in children with previous COVID-19

2023

Authors: Di Chiara C, Cantarutti A, Bonfante F, Petrara MR, Cosma C, Pagliari M, Cotugno N, Meneghel A, Benetti E, Bosa L, Palma P, De Rossi A, Giaquinto C,

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Persistent symptoms in children admitted with COVID similar to controls 1 year later

2023

Authors: Tagarro A, Villanueva S, Esteban A, López M, Conde M, de Pablo L, Aguilera-Alonso D, Gastesi I, Domínguez S, Epalza C, Ballesteros A, Pinto C, Giaquinto C,

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Comorbidities that increase risk for severe acute COVID-19 in pediatric population

2023

Authors: García TA, García GI, Medina VS, Varela RA, Rubio MLM, Hoyos VP, Friedrich G, Vanegas NM, Gualteros RS, Vaquero LO, Mejía ML, Álvarez C, Gordillo LI,

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Pediatric coronavirus disease 2019 in Africa

2023

Authors: Van der Zalm MM, Donà D, Rabie H.

Published in: Current Opinions in Pediatrics

Evaluating COVID-19 vaccine allocation policies using Bayesian m-top exploration

2023

Authors: Cimpean A, Verstraeten T, Willem L, Hens N, Nowé A, Libin P.

Published in: medRxiv (preprint), January 2023

Mid- and Long-Term Atrio-Ventricular Functional Changes in Children after Recovery from COVID-19

2023

Authors: Sabatino J, Di Chiara C, Di Candia A, Sirico D, Donà D, Fumanelli J, Basso A, Pogacnik P, Cuppini E, Romano LR, Castaldi B, Reffo E, Cerutti A,

Early Treatments of Fragile Children with COVID-19—Results of CLEVER (Children COVID Early Treatment), a Retrospective, Observational Study

2023

Authors: Minotti C, Mengato D, De Pieri M, Trivellato S, Francavilla A, Di Chiara C, Liberati C, Mattera R, Biffi A, Giaquinto C, Venturini F, Donà D.

Published in: Viruses

Attitudes towards booster, testing and isolation, and their impact on COVID-19 response in winter 2022/2023 in France, Belgium, and Italy: a cross-sectional survey and modelling study

2023

Authors: De Meijere G, Valdano E, Castellano C, Debin M, Kengne-Kuetche C, Turbelin C, Noël H, Weitz J, Paolotti D, Hermans L, Hens N, Colizza V.

Published in: The Lancet Regional Health –

The impact of variant and vaccination on SARS-CoV-2 symptomatology; three prospective household cohorts

2022

Authors: Westerhof I, de Hoog M, Ieven M, Lammens C, van Beek J, Rozhnova G, Eggink D, Euser S, Wildenbeest J, Duijts L, van Houten M, Goossens H,

COVID-19 in Infants Less than 3 Months: Severe or Not Severe Disease?

2022

Authors: Donà D, Montagnani C, Di Chiara C, Venturini E, Galli L, Lo Vecchio A, Denina M, Olivini N, Bruzzese E, Campana A, Giacchero R, Salvini F, Meini A,

Symptom presentation among SARS-CoV-2 positive cases and the impact of COVID-19 vaccination; three prospective household cohorts

2022

Authors: Westerhof I, de Hoog M, Ieven M, Lammens C, van Beek J, Rozhnova G, Eggink D, Euser S, Wildenbeest J, Duijts L, van Houten M, Goossens H,

Controlling SARS-CoV-2 in schools using repetitive testing strategies

2022

Authors: Torneri A, Willem L, Colizza V, Kremer C, Meuris C, Darcis G, Hens N, Libin PJK.

Published in: eLife

Long-term Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Children and Adults After Mild Infection

2022

Authors: Di Chiara C, Cantarutti A, Costenaro P, Donà D, Bonfante F, Cosma C, Ferrarese M, Cozzani S, Petrara MR, Carmona F, Liberati C, Palma P, Di Salvo G,

BNT162b2 Vaccine Effectiveness against Omicron in Children 5 to 11 Years of Age

2022

Authors: Cohen-Stavi CJ, Magen O, Barda N, Yaron S, Peretz A, Netzer D, Giaquinto C, Judd A, Leibovici L, Hernán MA, Lipsitch M, Reis BY, Balicer RD, Dagan N.

Seasonal patterns of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in secondary schools: a modelling study

2022

Authors: Pham TM, Westerhof I, Bootsma MCJ, Kretzschmar ME, Rozhnova G, Bruijning-Verhagen P.

Published in: MedRxiv

Omicron Neutralizing and Anti-SARS-CoV-2 S-RBD Antibodies in Naïve and Convalescent Populations After Homologous and Heterologous Boosting With an mRNA Vaccine

2022

Authors: Pagliari M, Mazzetto E, Gastaldelli M, Bortolami A, Donà D, Padoan A, Di Chiara C, Pezzani MD, Cosma C, Napolitan A, Quaranta EG, Giussani E, Fusaro A,

Preliminary Evidence on Pulmonary Function after Asymptomatic and Mild COVID-19 in Children

2022

Authors: C. D. Chiara, S. Carraro, S. Zanconato, S. Cozzani, E. Baraldi et al.

Published in: National Library of Medicine

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