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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1012-2966</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Gaceta Médica Boliviana]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Gac Med Bol]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1012-2966</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Mayor de San Simón]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S1012-29662021000200174</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.47993/gmb.v44i2.306</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Caracteristicas Clinico-Epidemiológicas de Pacientes Pediátricos con COVID-19]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Clinical-Epidemiological Characteristics of Pediatric Patients with COVID-19]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodriguez-Quispe]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Noelia]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Solomon Klein  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cochabamba ]]></addr-line>
<country>Bolivia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>44</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>174</fpage>
<lpage>179</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1012-29662021000200174&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1012-29662021000200174&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1012-29662021000200174&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Objetivos:  describir los hallazgos epidemiológicos, clínicos y laboratoriales de los casos de COVID-19 (Enfermedad por Coronavirus 2019) confirmados por PCR-TR (reacción en cadena de la polimerasa en tiempo real), atendidos en el servicio de pediatría del Hospital Solomon Klein, designado como centro centinela durante la gestión 2020.  Métodos:  el estudio fue transversal, descriptivo, cuantitativo; se incluyeron pacientes de 0 a 15 años de edad, seleccionados por muestreo aleatorio simple.  Resultados:  del total de los pacientes estudiados el 53,3% fueron neonatos, el 35,6% presentaron comorbilidad, el 75,6% tuvieron un contacto cercano, el 57,7% presentó un cuadro clínico leve, los síntomas más presentes fueron la fiebre 24,4% y los vómitos 33,3%.  Conclusiones:  la mayoría de los pacientes con COVID-19 en la población estudiada fueron neonatos, seguido de los adolescentes, que presentaron un cuadro clínico leve, con signos y síntomas inespecíficos, muy diferentes al cuadro de adultos.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Objectives:  To describe the epidemiological, clinical and laboratory findings of cases of COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) confirmed by PCR-TR (polymerase chain reaction in real-time), attended in the paediatrics service of the Solomon Klein Hospital, designated as sentinel centre during the 2020 management period.  Methods:  The study was transversal, descriptive, and quantitative; patients from 0 to 15 years of age, selected by simple random sampling, were included.  Results:  Of the total patients studied, 53,3% were neonates, 35,6% presented comorbidity, 75,6% had close contact, 57,7% presented a mild clinical picture, the most present symptoms were fever 24,4% and vomiting 33,3%.  Conclusions:  The majority of patients with COVID-19 in the study population were neonates, followed by adolescents, who presented a mild clinical picture, with non-specific signs and symptoms, very different from the adult picture.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[epidemiology]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[practice guideline]]></kwd>
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