The Association Between Obesity and COVID-19 Severity in Children Differed Between SARS-CoV-2 Variants: A Multicountry Hospital-based Observational Study.

Zhu Y, Zimmermann P, Yeoh DK, Xia Y, Sáfadi MAP, Semple MG, Saner C, Rodrigues F, Ritz N, Padmanabhan S, Jarovsky D, Gilks CF, Cormier SA, Chokephaibulkit K, Chew KY, Burgner D, Buonsenso D, Brizuela ME, Britton PN, Bowen AC, Almeida FJ, Short KR, PAEDS Network Investigators, ISARIC4C Investigators

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DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000004956
Published: 2025 Nov 1
Container: The Pediatric infectious disease journal
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@article{allodium:10.1097/inf.0000000000004956,
  title = {The Association Between Obesity and COVID-19 Severity in Children Differed Between SARS-CoV-2 Variants: A Multicountry Hospital-based Observational Study.},
  author = {Zhu Y and Zimmermann P and Yeoh DK and Xia Y and Sáfadi MAP and Semple MG and Saner C and Rodrigues F and Ritz N and Padmanabhan S and Jarovsky D and Gilks CF and Cormier SA and Chokephaibulkit K and Chew KY and Burgner D and Buonsenso D and Brizuela ME and Britton PN and Bowen AC and Almeida FJ and Short KR and PAEDS Network Investigators and ISARIC4C Investigators},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {The Pediatric infectious disease journal},
  doi = {10.1097/inf.0000000000004956},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1097/inf.0000000000004956}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - The Association Between Obesity and COVID-19 Severity in Children Differed Between SARS-CoV-2 Variants: A Multicountry Hospital-based Observational Study.
AU  - Zhu Y
AU  - Zimmermann P
AU  - Yeoh DK
AU  - Xia Y
AU  - Sáfadi MAP
AU  - Semple MG
AU  - Saner C
AU  - Rodrigues F
AU  - Ritz N
AU  - Padmanabhan S
AU  - Jarovsky D
AU  - Gilks CF
AU  - Cormier SA
AU  - Chokephaibulkit K
AU  - Chew KY
AU  - Burgner D
AU  - Buonsenso D
AU  - Brizuela ME
AU  - Britton PN
AU  - Bowen AC
AU  - Almeida FJ
AU  - Short KR
AU  - PAEDS Network Investigators
AU  - ISARIC4C Investigators
PY  - 2025
JO  - The Pediatric infectious disease journal
DO  - 10.1097/inf.0000000000004956
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1097/inf.0000000000004956
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Y, Z., P, Z., DK, Y., Y, X., MAP, S., MG, S., C, S., F, R., N, R., S, P., D, J., CF, G., SA, C., K, C., KY, C., D, B., D, B., ME, B., PN, B., AC, B., FJ, A., KR, S., Investigators, P. N., & Investigators, I. (2025). The Association Between Obesity and COVID-19 Severity in Children Differed Between SARS-CoV-2 Variants: A Multicountry Hospital-based Observational Study.. The Pediatric infectious disease journal. https://doi.org/10.1097/inf.0000000000004956

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