Heavy exposure of children aged 9–12 years with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 did not lead to infection
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 2020•academic.oup.com
The reason for the apparently lower infection rate of children with severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) compared to adults is still unclear. Here, we report
on 4 schoolchildren with heavy exposure to SARS-CoV-2 with no clinical signs of
coronavirus disease 2019, repeated negative nasopharyngeal swabs for SARS-CoV-2 RNA,
and no seroconversion.
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) compared to adults is still unclear. Here, we report
on 4 schoolchildren with heavy exposure to SARS-CoV-2 with no clinical signs of
coronavirus disease 2019, repeated negative nasopharyngeal swabs for SARS-CoV-2 RNA,
and no seroconversion.
Abstract
The reason for the apparently lower infection rate of children with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) compared to adults is still unclear. Here, we report on 4 schoolchildren with heavy exposure to SARS-CoV-2 with no clinical signs of coronavirus disease 2019, repeated negative nasopharyngeal swabs for SARS-CoV-2 RNA, and no seroconversion.
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