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COVID-19 in children and young adults with moderate/severe inborn errors of immunity in a high burden area in pre-vaccine era

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Background
Information regarding inborn error of immunity (IEI) as a risk factor for severe COVID-19 is scarce. We aimed to determine if paediatric patients with moderate/severe IEI got COVID-19 at the same level as the general population, and to describe COVID-19 expression.
Material and methods
We included patients with moderate/severe IEI aged 0–21 years old: cross-sectional study (June2020) to determine the prevalence of COVID-19; prospective study (January2020-January2021) including IEI patients with COVID-19. Assays used: nasopharyngeal swab SARS-CoV-2 PCR and SARS-CoV-2-specific immunoglobulins.
Results
Seven from sixty-five patients tested positive (prevalence: 10.7% (7%–13%)) after the first SARS-COV-2 wave and 13/15 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 had an asymptomatic/mild course.
Conclusions
In our area, prevalence of COVID-19 in moderate/severe IEI paediatric patients after the first wave was slightly higher than in the general population. The majority of patients presented a benign course, suggesting a possible protective factor related with age despite IEI.

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cc-by (c) Deyá Martínez, Àngela et al., 2021

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Articles publicats en revistes (Medicina)

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COVID-19 in children and young adults with moderate/severe inborn errors of immunity in a high burden area in pre-vaccine era