Open AccessSARS-CoV-2 Infections in Icelandic Children: Close Follow-up of All Confirmed Cases in a Nationwide Study
Author(s) -
Valtýr Thors,
Kristin L Bjornsdottir,
Thorvarður Jón Löve,
Ásgeir Haraldsson
Publication year - 2022
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.0000000000003626
Subject(s) - asymptomatic , medicine , incidence (geometry) , pediatrics , pandemic , covid-19 , disease , respiratory tract infections , respiratory system , infectious disease (medical specialty) , physics , optics
Children are less likely to acquire SARS-CoV-2 infections than adults and when infected, usually have milder disease. True infection and complication rates are, however, difficult to ascertain. In Iceland, a strict test, trace and isolate policy was maintained from the start of the pandemic and offers more accurate information of the number of truly infected children in a nationwide study.