Publications by authors named "Eli Heller"
Age-Dependent Sensory Impairment in COVID-19 Infection and its Correlation with ACE2 Expression.
Pediatr Infect Dis J
September 2020
Article Synopsis
- Children who tested positive for COVID-19 experienced less impairment in smell and taste compared to adults.
- The level of sensory impairment was linked to recent data on angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 expression in different age groups.
- This study is the first to analyze and compare sensory impairment between children and adults with COVID-19.
We examined the dynamics of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) transmission within families. Our investigation demonstrated significantly lower rates of COVID-19 positivity in children compared with adults residing in the same household. Children of 5-17 years of age were 61% and children of 0-4 years of age were 47% less likely to have positive polymerase chain reaction results compared with adults residing in the same household.
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