Systematic Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Screening at Hospital Admission in Children: A French Prospective Multicenter Study.
Clin Infect Dis
; 72(12): 2215-2217, 2021 06 15.
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| ID: mdl-32710743
ABSTRACT
To assess the relevance of systematic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) screening of all children admitted to hospital, we conducted a prospective multicenter study including 438 consecutive hospitalized children. A symptom-based SARS-CoV-2 testing strategy failed to identify 45% (95% confidence interval, 24%-68%) of hospitalized children infected by SARS-CoV-2. To limit intrahospital transmission, a systematic screening of children admitted to hospital should be considered.
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Texto completo:
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Child
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Infect Dis
Asunto de la revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Francia