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September 25, 2025Brazilian Journal of Health ReviewOpen Access

Severe community-acquired pneumonia in children: what happened before and during the COVID-19 pandemic?

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CLCarolina Pereira Carvalho LucasRSRoberta Gabriela de Mattos SilvaCSClemax Couto Sant’Anna

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Overview

Descriptive analysis reveals increased severity and complications of pneumonia in children during COVID-19, indicating health risks.

Key Points

  • Hospitalizations for community-acquired pneumonia decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic, but complications increased significantly.
  • Statistics show that among 286 pediatric cases, 35% faced complications, with a notable rise in severe outcomes during the pandemic.
  • Descriptive and retrospective analysis utilized data from electronic medical records, covering pediatric patients aged 1 month to 11 years.
  • Findings highlight that comorbidities significantly contributed to poorer outcomes and mortality in pneumonia cases.

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Lucas et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d5bd72dc445aa9033b0db2https://doi.org/10.34119/bjhrv8n5-098
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