Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Viral Load in the Upper Respiratory Tract of Children and Adults With Early Acute Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Authors :: Baggio S
L'Huillier AG
Yerly S
Bellon M
Wagner N
Rohr M
Huttner A
Blanchard-Rohner G
Loevy N
Kaiser L
Jacquerioz F
Eckerle I
Source :: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America [Clin Infect Dis] 2021 Jul 01; Vol. 73 (1), pp. 148-150.
Publication Year :: 2021
Abstract: The factors that contribute to transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) by children are unclear. We analyzed viral load at the time of diagnosis in 53 children and 352 adults with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the first 5 days post symptom onset. No significant differences in SARS-CoV-2 RNA loads were seen between children and adults.<br /> (© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. For permissions, e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.)

Subjects :: Adult
Child
Humans
RNA, Viral
Respiratory System
Viral Load
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1537-6591
Volume :: 73
Issue :: 1
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 32761228
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa1157

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