Trends in geographic and temporal distribution of US children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome during the COVID-19 pandemic
Importance Multiple inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) occurs in association with
the COVID-19 pandemic. Objective To describe the clinical characteristics and geographic
and temporal distribution of the largest cohort of patients with MIS-C in the United States to
date. Design, Setting, and Participants Cross-sectional analysis was conducted on clinical
and laboratory data collected from patients with MIS-C. The analysis included patients with
illness onset from March 2020 to January 2021 and met MIS-C case definition. Main …
the COVID-19 pandemic. Objective To describe the clinical characteristics and geographic
and temporal distribution of the largest cohort of patients with MIS-C in the United States to
date. Design, Setting, and Participants Cross-sectional analysis was conducted on clinical
and laboratory data collected from patients with MIS-C. The analysis included patients with
illness onset from March 2020 to January 2021 and met MIS-C case definition. Main …