Nasopharyngeal SARS-CoV-2 viral loads in young children do not differ significantly from those in older children and adults.
Journal
Scientific reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
Titre abrégé: Sci Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101563288
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
04 02 2021
04 02 2021
Historique:
received:
30
10
2020
accepted:
13
01
2021
entrez:
5
2
2021
pubmed:
6
2
2021
medline:
17
2
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The role of children in the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus has become a matter of urgent debate as societies in the US and abroad consider how to safely reopen schools. Small studies have suggested higher viral loads in young children. Here we present a multicenter investigation on over five thousand SARS-CoV-2 cases confirmed by real-time reverse transcription (RT) PCR assay. Notably, we found no discernable difference in amount of viral nucleic acid among young children and adults.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33542262
doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-81934-w
pii: 10.1038/s41598-021-81934-w
pmc: PMC7862672
doi:
Substances chimiques
RNA, Viral
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
3044Subventions
Organisme : NHLBI NIH HHS
ID : K23 HL138461
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIAID NIH HHS
ID : T32 AI007641
Pays : United States
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