Publications by authors named "Husam Yakub Hanna"
Background: Most pediatric coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is mild. We assessed nationally severe COVID-19, including pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome (PIMS), in hospitalized children.
Methods: An ongoing, prospective, national surveillance was conducted from March 2020 through March 2021, at 20 hospitals treating children <18 years across Israel (~75% of Israeli hospitals).
Age-Dependent Sensory Impairment in COVID-19 Infection and its Correlation with ACE2 Expression.
Pediatr Infect Dis J
September 2020
Article Synopsis
- Children who tested positive for COVID-19 experienced less impairment in smell and taste compared to adults.
- The level of sensory impairment was linked to recent data on angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 expression in different age groups.
- This study is the first to analyze and compare sensory impairment between children and adults with COVID-19.