Antibody Seronegativity in COVID-19 RT-PCR-Positive Children.
Pediatr Infect Dis J
; 41(8): e318-e320, 2022 08 01.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35544731
ABSTRACT
This substudy of a prospective case-ascertained household transmission study investigated severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction-positive individuals without antibody development and factors associated with nonseroconversion. Approximately 1 of 8 individuals with coronavirus disease 2019 did not seroconvert. Children, particularly the youngest, were approximately half as likely to seroconvert compared with adults. Apart from the absence of fever/chills, individual symptoms did not strongly predict nonseroconversion.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Child
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Pediatr Infect Dis J
Journal subject:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
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PEDIATRIA
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article
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