Objective: To describe the clinical characteristics of children and adolescents admitted to
intensive care with confirmed COVID-19. Method: Prospective, multicenter, observational
study, in 19 pediatric intensive care units. Patients aged 1 month to 19 years admitted
consecutively (March-May 2020) were included. Demographic, clinical-epidemiological
features, treatment, and outcomes were collected. Subgroups were compared according to
comorbidities, age< 1 year, and need for invasive mechanical ventilation. A multivariable …

Abstract Introduction: Possible associations between Zika virus infection and hearing loss
were observed during the epidemic in the Americas. Objective: To describe the auditory
alterations, pathogenesis and recommendations for follow-up in individuals with prenatal or
acquired Zika virus infection. Methods: Bibliographic research conducted in March/2018-
April/2019 at the main available databases. Article selection, data extraction and quality
evaluation were carried out by two independent reviewers. Studies containing auditory …