Low SARS-CoV-2 prevalence in asymptomatic children during the first year of the pandemic: A French retrospective study.
Arch Pediatr
; 31(3): 176-178, 2024 Apr.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38326150
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Since the beginning of the pandemic, children's role in the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been debated. We aimed to describe the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in asymptomatic children undergoing institutional systematic screening.METHODS:
From 2020 to 2021, this retrospective study in a French university hospital included consecutive asymptomatic children routinely screened for SARS-CoV-2 infection by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay before surgery.RESULTS:
Among the 816 test samples, the prevalence of positive PCR results was 0.49 % (95 % CI 0.01-0.97, n = 4); half of the cases involved close contacts with an adult case.CONCLUSION:
These results support the low prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in asymptomatic children during the first pandemic periods in France.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Child
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Arch Pediatr
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article