Open AccessChildren Have Similar Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction Cycle Threshold for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Comparison With Adults
Author(s) -
Márcia Polese-Bonatto,
Ivaine Taís Sauthier Sartor,
Fernanda Hammes Varela,
Gabriela Luchiari Tumioto Giannini,
Thaís Raupp Azevedo,
Luciane Beatriz Kern,
Ingrid Rodrigues Fernandes,
Gabriela Oliveira Zavaglia,
Caroline Nespolo de David,
Amanda Paz Santos,
Walquíria Aparecida Ferreira de Almeida,
Victor Bertollo Gomes Pôrto,
Marcelo Comerlato Scottá,
Renato T. Stein
Publication year - 2021
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.0000000000003300
Subject(s) - medicine , viral load , coronavirus , polymerase chain reaction , reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction , covid-19 , young adult , reverse transcriptase , respiratory system , respiratory disease , disease , pediatrics , immunology , virus , gene , infectious disease (medical specialty) , biology , lung , gene expression , genetics
The viral dynamics and the role of children in the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are not completely understood. Our aim was to evaluate reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) cycle threshold (Ct) values among children with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 compared with that of adult subjects.