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Clinical, laboratory, and chest radiographic characteristics of COVID-19 associated severe pediatric pneumonia. A retrospective study

Ali A. Asseri, Saleh M. Al-Qahtani, Mohammed A. Algathradi, Ibrahim A. Alzaydani, Ahmed A. Al-Jarie, Ibrahim A. Al-Benhassan, Ibrahim A. AlHelali, Mona S. Alassiri, Ali A. Alrmelawi and Abdelwahid S. Ali
Saudi Medical Journal December 2022, 43 (12) 1390-1396; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2022.43.12.20220420
Ali A. Asseri
From the Department of Child Health (Asseri, Al-Qahtani); from the Department of Radiology (Algathradi); from the Department of Microbiology and Clinical Parasitology (Ali), College of Medicine, King Khalid University, from the Department of Pediatrics (Alzaydani, Al-Jarie, Alassiri); from the Department of Pediatric Critical Care Unit (Al-Benhassan, AlHelali); and from the Department of Microbiology (Alrmelawi), Abha Maternity and Children Hospital, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Saleh M. Al-Qahtani
From the Department of Child Health (Asseri, Al-Qahtani); from the Department of Radiology (Algathradi); from the Department of Microbiology and Clinical Parasitology (Ali), College of Medicine, King Khalid University, from the Department of Pediatrics (Alzaydani, Al-Jarie, Alassiri); from the Department of Pediatric Critical Care Unit (Al-Benhassan, AlHelali); and from the Department of Microbiology (Alrmelawi), Abha Maternity and Children Hospital, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Mohammed A. Algathradi
From the Department of Child Health (Asseri, Al-Qahtani); from the Department of Radiology (Algathradi); from the Department of Microbiology and Clinical Parasitology (Ali), College of Medicine, King Khalid University, from the Department of Pediatrics (Alzaydani, Al-Jarie, Alassiri); from the Department of Pediatric Critical Care Unit (Al-Benhassan, AlHelali); and from the Department of Microbiology (Alrmelawi), Abha Maternity and Children Hospital, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Ibrahim A. Alzaydani
From the Department of Child Health (Asseri, Al-Qahtani); from the Department of Radiology (Algathradi); from the Department of Microbiology and Clinical Parasitology (Ali), College of Medicine, King Khalid University, from the Department of Pediatrics (Alzaydani, Al-Jarie, Alassiri); from the Department of Pediatric Critical Care Unit (Al-Benhassan, AlHelali); and from the Department of Microbiology (Alrmelawi), Abha Maternity and Children Hospital, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Ahmed A. Al-Jarie
From the Department of Child Health (Asseri, Al-Qahtani); from the Department of Radiology (Algathradi); from the Department of Microbiology and Clinical Parasitology (Ali), College of Medicine, King Khalid University, from the Department of Pediatrics (Alzaydani, Al-Jarie, Alassiri); from the Department of Pediatric Critical Care Unit (Al-Benhassan, AlHelali); and from the Department of Microbiology (Alrmelawi), Abha Maternity and Children Hospital, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Ibrahim A. Al-Benhassan
From the Department of Child Health (Asseri, Al-Qahtani); from the Department of Radiology (Algathradi); from the Department of Microbiology and Clinical Parasitology (Ali), College of Medicine, King Khalid University, from the Department of Pediatrics (Alzaydani, Al-Jarie, Alassiri); from the Department of Pediatric Critical Care Unit (Al-Benhassan, AlHelali); and from the Department of Microbiology (Alrmelawi), Abha Maternity and Children Hospital, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Ibrahim A. AlHelali
From the Department of Child Health (Asseri, Al-Qahtani); from the Department of Radiology (Algathradi); from the Department of Microbiology and Clinical Parasitology (Ali), College of Medicine, King Khalid University, from the Department of Pediatrics (Alzaydani, Al-Jarie, Alassiri); from the Department of Pediatric Critical Care Unit (Al-Benhassan, AlHelali); and from the Department of Microbiology (Alrmelawi), Abha Maternity and Children Hospital, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Mona S. Alassiri
From the Department of Child Health (Asseri, Al-Qahtani); from the Department of Radiology (Algathradi); from the Department of Microbiology and Clinical Parasitology (Ali), College of Medicine, King Khalid University, from the Department of Pediatrics (Alzaydani, Al-Jarie, Alassiri); from the Department of Pediatric Critical Care Unit (Al-Benhassan, AlHelali); and from the Department of Microbiology (Alrmelawi), Abha Maternity and Children Hospital, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Ali A. Alrmelawi
From the Department of Child Health (Asseri, Al-Qahtani); from the Department of Radiology (Algathradi); from the Department of Microbiology and Clinical Parasitology (Ali), College of Medicine, King Khalid University, from the Department of Pediatrics (Alzaydani, Al-Jarie, Alassiri); from the Department of Pediatric Critical Care Unit (Al-Benhassan, AlHelali); and from the Department of Microbiology (Alrmelawi), Abha Maternity and Children Hospital, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Abdelwahid S. Ali
From the Department of Child Health (Asseri, Al-Qahtani); from the Department of Radiology (Algathradi); from the Department of Microbiology and Clinical Parasitology (Ali), College of Medicine, King Khalid University, from the Department of Pediatrics (Alzaydani, Al-Jarie, Alassiri); from the Department of Pediatric Critical Care Unit (Al-Benhassan, AlHelali); and from the Department of Microbiology (Alrmelawi), Abha Maternity and Children Hospital, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Clinical, laboratory, and chest radiographic characteristics of COVID-19 associated severe pediatric pneumonia. A retrospective study
Ali A. Asseri, Saleh M. Al-Qahtani, Mohammed A. Algathradi, Ibrahim A. Alzaydani, Ahmed A. Al-Jarie, Ibrahim A. Al-Benhassan, Ibrahim A. AlHelali, Mona S. Alassiri, Ali A. Alrmelawi, Abdelwahid S. Ali
Saudi Medical Journal Dec 2022, 43 (12) 1390-1396; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2022.43.12.20220420
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