P-1651. Long-term Outcomes Compared between Children Hospitalized for Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) and Children Hospitalized for Acute COVID-19, New Vaccine Surveillance Network (NVSN) — United States, 2020-2022

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Authors: Anna R. Yousaf, Michael Wu, Brian R. Lee, Elizabeth P. Schlaudecker, Marian G. Michaels, Kristina Ann Betters, Danielle M. Zerr, Geoffrey A. Weinberg, Leila C. Sahni, Jennifer E. Schuster, Mary Allen Staat, John Williams
+13 more Laura S Stewart, Eileen J. Klein, Peter G Szilagyi, Julie A. Boom, Rangaraj Selvarangan, Natasha Halasa, Janet A. Englund, Tiphanie P. Vogel, Ami B. Shah, Ariana P. Toepfer, Sharon Saydah, Heidi L. Moline, Angela P. Campbell
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Abstract Background Few studies compare long-term outcomes in children hospitalized for multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) with children hospitalized for acute COVID-19. To inform clinical care and resource allocation, we compared patient characteristics and new post-hospitalization symptoms and diagnoses.Table 1.Clinical and demographic characteristics of children hospitalized for MIS-C or acute COVID-19 at time of hospitalizationTable 2.Number of children with new symptoms or diagnoses documented by ICD-10 code in the two years post-hospitalization for MIS-C or acute COVID-19 Methods Children ≤18 years hospitalized April 2020-April 2022 for MIS-C or COVID-19 at 7 medical centers in the New Vaccine Surveillance Network (NVSN) were included. All children with MIS-C were identified from medical records; children with COVID-19 were limited to those previously enrolled in NVSN. Record abstraction and electronic data extraction were used to collect hospitalization data, and ICD-10 codes of interest within the hospital system in the 2 years before and after hospitalization. “New” symptoms and diagnoses were defined as those with ICD-10 codes not present pre-hospitalization and present post-hospitalization. We used Pearson’s chi-squared, Fisher's exact, and Wilcoxon rank sum tests to assess differences in characteristics and outcomes between MIS-C and COVID-19 patients. Results Among 736 children with MIS-C and 503 with COVID-19, children with MIS-C were older (median age 9.0 vs 4.1 years), lived in areas with lower median social vulnerability index scores (0.51 vs 0.60), and more often had no underlying medical conditions (76% vs 47%) (p< 0.001 for all; Table 1). Children with MIS-C more often required ICU admission (35% vs 15%; p< 0.001). After hospitalization, 55% in each group had ≥ 1 new diagnosis or symptom. Children with MIS-C more frequently had cardiac dysfunction (5% vs 1%) or other cardiovascular conditions (22% vs 7%) (p< 0.001 for each; Table 2). Children with COVID-19 more frequently had new diagnoses of asthma (13% vs 5%, p< 0.001), cardiorespiratory symptoms (23% vs 16%, p=0.002), gastrointestinal conditions (22% vs 17%, p=0.033), and sleep disturbances (8% vs 2%, p< 0.001; Table 2). Conclusion Children hospitalized for MIS-C and COVID-19 differed by several characteristics including age, underlying conditions, and illness severity. After hospitalization, children with MIS-C more frequently had cardiac conditions; children with COVID-19 more frequently had respiratory, gastrointestinal, and sleep-related symptoms or diagnoses. Disclosures Brian R. Lee, PhD, MPH, Merck: Grant/Research Support Elizabeth P. Schlaudecker, MD, MPH, Gilead: Grant/Research Support|Pfizer: Grant/Research Support|Sanofi Pasteur: Advisor/Consultant Marian G. Michaels, MD, MPH, Merck: Grant/Research Support Danielle M. Zerr, MD MPH, AlloVir: Advisor/Consultant|Merck (Any division): Grant/Research Support Geoffrey A. Weinberg, MD, Inhalon Biopharma: Advisor/Consultant|Merck & Co: Honoraria Mary A. Staat, MD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Grant/Research Support|Cepheid: Grant/Research Support|Merck: Advisor/Consultant|Merck: Grant/Research Support|National Institutes of Health: Grant/Research Support|Up-To-Date: Royalties Rangaraj Selvarangan, PhD, Altona: Grant/Research Support|Biomerieux: Advisor/Consultant|Biomerieux: Grant/Research Support|Biomerieux: Honoraria|Cepheid: Grant/Research Support|Hologic: Grant/Research Support|Hologic: Honoraria|Meridian: Grant/Research Support|Qiagen: Grant/Research Support Natasha B. Halasa, MD, CSL-Seqirus: Advisor/Consultant|Merck: Grant/Research Support Janet A. Englund, MD, AstraZeneca: Board Member|AstraZeneca: Grant/Research Support|Cidarra: Member Data Safety Monitoring Board|GlaxoSmithKline: Advisor/Consultant|GlaxoSmithKline: Grant/Research Support|Meissa Vaccines: Advisor/Consultant|Merck: Advisor/Consultant|Merck: Grant/Research Support|Moderna: Advisor/Consultant|Moderna: Grant/Research Support|Pfizer: Advisor/Consultant|Pfizer: Grant/Research Support|Shionogi: Grant/Research Support Tiphanie Vogel, MD, PhD, AstraZeneca: Grant/Research Support|Moderna: Advisor/Consultant|Pfizer: Advisor/Consultant|SOBI: Advisor/Consultant|SOBI: Board Member|Takeda: Honoraria

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Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

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Journal / source
Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Volume
13
Issue
Supplement_1
Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
EN