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- A study conducted in a French university hospital investigated the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in asymptomatic children who were routinely screened before surgery during the pandemic.
- The retrospective analysis included 816 test samples, revealing a low prevalence of 0.49% positivity, with half of the positive cases linked to close contacts with adults who were infected.
- The findings suggest that asymptomatic children had a low rate of SARS-CoV-2 infection during the initial phases of the pandemic in France.
Article 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.
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| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arcped.2023.09.019 | DOI Listing |
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