SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in an Urban Community: The Role of Children and Household Contacts

Autor: Pitman-Hunt, Chaya, Leja, Jacqueline, Jiwani, Zahra M, Rondot, Dominique, Ang, Jocelyn, Kannikeswaran, Nirupama
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
ISSN: 2048-7207
2048-7193
Popis: This is a single-center US retrospective study of infection patterns among household sick contacts (HHSCs) of children with confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 infection in an urban setting. An HHSC was identified in fewer than half (42%) of the patients, and no child-to-adult transmission was identified. This is a single center US retrospective study of infection patterns among household sick contacts of children with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection. A household sick contact was identified in fewer than half (42%) of patients and no child-to-adult transmission was identified.
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