Impact of SARS-CoV-2 variants on the incidence of paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome (PIMS-TS)
Abstract
We performed a prospective nationwide observational study based on patients hospitalised with PIMS-TS in CZ. Medical training procedures, data sheet collection, and results evaluation within this study were conducted under the authorisation of the Czech Paediatric Society.
Soon after the occurrence of the first cases of PIMS-TS in October 2020, diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines using the already available recommendations were updated. Medical staff from all Czech paediatric departments participated in an online training programme on the recognition and treatment of PIMS-TS.
The recommendations were published using multiple information channels and were also available for all primary care paediatricians. All representative physicians were instructed to collect and report a standard set of data on all children diagnosed with PIMS-TS.