Diagnostic challenges of long COVID in children: a survey of pediatric health care providers’ preferences and practices
Pediatric providers report variable decision making in the clinical evaluation of long COVID, with patient demographics and clinical factors impacting whether a diagnosis of long COVID is considered. This variation in diagnosing pediatric long COVID reflects ambiguity in the definition of long COVID in children and the absence of clinical guidelines to support providers in the identification of disease and treatment. This study highlights an area of need for future clinical advances in pediatric long COVID.
Authors
- Vivian Liu
- Matthew Dunn
- Lauren Guthrie
- Lael M. Yonker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1711-8227)
- Tregony Simoneau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2407-4402)
- Alicia Johnston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7118-3906)
- Alessio Fasano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2134-0261)
- Dawn Ericson
- Robert Fowler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1002-2989)
- Madeleine Godfrey
- Scott T. Holmes
- David Dredge
Institutions
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pediatrics
- Published
- 2024-12-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2024.1484941
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.11
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute