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The CDC and WHO definitions include laboratory evidence of SARS-CoV-2 exposure or history of contact with SARS-CoV-2 in the preceding month. Children were included who met the UK, CDC, or WHO definitions for PIMS-TS, without requiring proof of SARS-CoV-2 exposure, and investigated the value of this requirement in the analysis.

Case Definition for Clinical Characteristics of 58 Children With a Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome Temporally Associated With SARS-CoV-2

Whittaker E, Bamford A, Kenny J, et al. Clinical Characteristics of 58 Children With a Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome Temporally Associated With SARS-CoV-2. JAMA. Published online June 08, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.10369
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2767209

Clinical Characteristics of 58 Children With a Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome Temporally Associated With SARS-CoV-2

Table 1.  Case Definitions for Emerging Inflammatory Condition During COVID-19 Pandemic From the World Health Organization, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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