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Arch Pediatr
. 2024 Feb 6:S0929-693X(23)00237-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.arcped.2023.09.019. Online ahead of print. Low SARS-CoV-2 prevalence in asymptomatic children during the first year of the pandemic: A French retrospective study
Béatrice De Pracontal[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Fleur Lorton[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Thomas Drumel[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Marianne Coste-Burel[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Elise Launay[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Christèle Gras Le Guen[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
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Background: Since the beginning of the pandemic, children's role in the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been debated. We aimed to describe the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in asymptomatic children undergoing institutional systematic screening.
Methods: From 2020 to 2021, this retrospective study in a French university hospital included consecutive asymptomatic children routinely screened for SARS-CoV-2 infection by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay before surgery.
Results: Among the 816 test samples, the prevalence of positive PCR results was 0.49 % (95 % CI: 0.01-0.97, n = 4); half of the cases involved close contacts with an adult case.
Conclusion: These results support the low prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in asymptomatic children during the first pandemic periods in France.
Keywords: Asymptomatic infection; COVID-19; Children; SARS-CoV-2 infection; Systematic screening.
. 2024 Feb 6:S0929-693X(23)00237-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.arcped.2023.09.019. Online ahead of print. Low SARS-CoV-2 prevalence in asymptomatic children during the first year of the pandemic: A French retrospective study
Béatrice De Pracontal[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Fleur Lorton[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Thomas Drumel[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Marianne Coste-Burel[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Elise Launay[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Christèle Gras Le Guen[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 38326150
- DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2023.09.019
Background: Since the beginning of the pandemic, children's role in the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been debated. We aimed to describe the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in asymptomatic children undergoing institutional systematic screening.
Methods: From 2020 to 2021, this retrospective study in a French university hospital included consecutive asymptomatic children routinely screened for SARS-CoV-2 infection by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay before surgery.
Results: Among the 816 test samples, the prevalence of positive PCR results was 0.49 % (95 % CI: 0.01-0.97, n = 4); half of the cases involved close contacts with an adult case.
Conclusion: These results support the low prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in asymptomatic children during the first pandemic periods in France.
Keywords: Asymptomatic infection; COVID-19; Children; SARS-CoV-2 infection; Systematic screening.