Volume 30, Number 4—April 2024
CME ACTIVITY - Research
Deaths Associated with Pediatric Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology, United States, October 2021–June 2023
Olivia Almendares1
, Julia M. Baker1, David E. Sugerman, Umesh D. Parashar, Sarah Reagan-Steiner, Hannah L. Kirking, Paul A. Gastañaduy, Jacqueline E. Tate, and Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology Group2
, Julia M. Baker1, David E. Sugerman, Umesh D. Parashar, Sarah Reagan-Steiner, Hannah L. Kirking, Paul A. Gastañaduy, Jacqueline E. Tate, and Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology Group2
Table 2
Record availability for 8 children with hepatitis of unknown etiology, United States, October 1, 2021–June 6, 2023*
| Patient ID | Case report form | Exposure questionnaire | Autopsy conducted | Autopsy report | Discharge summary | Death certificate/ cause of death | Other records | Pathology specimen(s) evaluated at CDC† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Y | N | N | NA | Y | Y | N | N |
| 2 | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y |
| 3 | Y | Y | N | NA | Y | Y | N | N |
| 4 | Y | Y | Unknown | N | Y | Y | N | N |
| 5 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y |
| 6 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N |
| 7 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 8 |
Y |
N |
N |
NA |
Y |
N |
Y |
N |
| Total no. (%) | 8 (100.0) | 5 (62.5) | 4 (50.0) | 4 (50.0) | 8 (100.0) | 6 (75.0) | 3 (37.5) | 3 (37.5) |
*Y indicates the record was available to CDC; N indicates the record was not available to CDC. CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; NA, not applicable. †Available pathology specimens were sent to CDC for evaluation and further characterization. Tissue analyses conducted at the treating facility are not included here.
1These authors contributed equally to this article.
2Members of the group are listed at the end of this article.
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