Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Point Prevalence Among Asymptomatic Hospitalized Children and Subsequent Healthcare Worker Evaluation | Zendy

Ami B. Patel | Zendy; Andrea Clifford | Zendy; Julie Creaden | Zendy; Kimberly Kato | Zendy; Marcelo Malakooti | Zendy; William J. Muller | Zendy; Anna Charlotte O'Donnell | Zendy; Sally Reynolds | Zendy; Karen Richey | Zendy; Jason Rippe | Zendy; Derek S. Wheeler | Zendy; Larry K. Kociolek | Zendy

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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Point Prevalence Among Asymptomatic Hospitalized Children and Subsequent Healthcare Worker Evaluation

Author(s) -

Ami B. Patel,

Andrea Clifford,

Julie Creaden,

Kimberly Kato,

Marcelo Malakooti,

William J. Muller,

Anna Charlotte O'Donnell,

Sally Reynolds,

Karen Richey,

Jason Rippe,

Derek S. Wheeler,

Larry K. Kociolek

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

journal of the pediatric infectious diseases society

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.269

H-Index - 31

eISSN - 2048-7207

pISSN - 2048-7193

DOI - 10.1093/jpids/piaa102

Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , carriage , transmission (telecommunications) , coronavirus , covid-19 , health care , pediatrics , respiratory system , disease , emergency medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , electrical engineering , engineering , economics , economic growth

Asymptomatic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) carriage among hospitalized children and risk of transmission to healthcare workers (HCWs) was evaluated by point prevalence survey. We estimated 1-2% prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 among children without coronavirus disease 2019 symptoms. There was no secondary transmission among HCWs exposed to these patients.

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