Open AccessThe Role of Children in the Dynamics of Intra Family Coronavirus 2019 Spread in Densely Populated Area
Author(s) -
Eli Somekh,
Alexadra Gleyzer,
Eli Heller,
Miriam Lopian,
Lior Kashani-Ligumski,
Shelly Czeiger,
Yehudit Schindler,
Joseph B. Lessing,
Michal Stein
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/inf.0000000000002783
Subject(s) - covid-19 , coronavirus , transmission (telecommunications) , demography , geography , medicine , virology , disease , outbreak , sociology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , electrical engineering , engineering
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.