
BackgroundChildren with cancer are not at increased risk of severe SARS-CoV-2 infection; however, adults with haematological malignancies have increased risk of severe infections compared with non-haematological malignancies.MethodsWe compared patients with haematological and non-haematological malignancies enrolled in the UK Paediatric Coronavirus Cancer Monitoring Project between 12 March 2020 and 16 February 2021. Children who received stem cell transplantation were excluded.ResultsOnly 2/62 patients with haematological malignancy had severe/critical infections, with an OR of 0.5 for patients with haematological compared with non-haematological malignancies.InterpretationChildren with haematological malignancies are at no greater risk of severe SARS-CoV-2 infection than those with non-haematological malignancies.
Male, COVID-19/diagnosis, Manchester Cancer Research Centre, Adolescent, SARS-CoV-2, Short Report, COVID-19, Infant, Risk Assessment, Severity of Illness Index, ResearchInstitutes_Networks_Beacons/mcrc; name=Manchester Cancer Research Centre, SARS-CoV-2/immunology, Cohort Studies, Hematologic Neoplasms/epidemiology, Risk Assessment/statistics & numerical data, Risk Factors, Child, Preschool, Hematologic Neoplasms, Humans, Female, Preschool, Child
Male, COVID-19/diagnosis, Manchester Cancer Research Centre, Adolescent, SARS-CoV-2, Short Report, COVID-19, Infant, Risk Assessment, Severity of Illness Index, ResearchInstitutes_Networks_Beacons/mcrc; name=Manchester Cancer Research Centre, SARS-CoV-2/immunology, Cohort Studies, Hematologic Neoplasms/epidemiology, Risk Assessment/statistics & numerical data, Risk Factors, Child, Preschool, Hematologic Neoplasms, Humans, Female, Preschool, Child
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