A large multicenter outbreak in critically ill patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 66 cases.

Objective: To describe a multicenter outbreak of . that occurred in a large number of critically ill patients in a city in Colombia, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: In April 2021, the National Institute for Food and Drug Surveillance (INVIMA) reported an outbreak of .

Infant Nutrition and Other Early Life Risk Factors for Childhood Obesity According to Disability Status.

One in five preschool-aged children in the United States is obese, and children with disabilities are significantly impacted. This study aimed to determine the association between age at solid food initiation and obesity prevalence in preschool-aged children while considering disability status, ethnicity, gestational age, and birth weight. Analysis was conducted on a sample of 145 children aged 2 to 5 years who were enrolled in ten childcare centers.

Viruses responsible for acute respiratory infections before (2016-2019) and during (2021) circulation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in pediatric patients in a reference center at Barranquilla Colombia: A pattern analysis.

Objective: To evaluate the behavior of the viruses responsible for acute respiratory infections before (2016-2019) and after (2020-2021) the start of the circulation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in pediatric patients treated at a reference center from Barranquilla, Colombia.

Materials And Methods: A descriptive observational study was carried out, and data were obtained by reviewing the influenza-like illness and severe acute respiratory infection database in the pediatric population of the sentinel surveillance reference center in the district of Barranquilla during the years 2016-2021, applying inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Results: During 2016-2019, the average age of individuals was 1.

Epidemiology of 4963 deaths associated with COVID-19 during three pandemic waves in a Latin American city with a high mortality rate, 2020-2021.

Objective: To describe the characteristics of COVID-19-associated deaths in Barranquilla, Colombia, a city with a high mortality rate, and their changes between pandemic waves.

Methods: The local Health Department obtained information on all laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 deaths reported from March 2020 to May 2021. Data were collected using national surveillance reports and death certificates.