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Editor, Senior Moderator
Pediatr Infect Dis J
. 2020 Jun 1.
doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002783. Online ahead of print.
The Role of Children in the Dynamics of Intra Family Coronavirus 2019 Spread in Densely Populated Area
Eli Somekh[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Alexadra Gleyzer[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Eli Heller[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Miriam Lopian[SUP] 2 4 [/SUP], Lior Kashani-Ligumski[SUP] 2 4 [/SUP], Shelly Czeiger[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Yehudit Schindler[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Joseph B Lessing[SUP] 2 4 [/SUP], Michal Stein[SUP] 6 7 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
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.
. 2020 Jun 1.
doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002783. Online ahead of print.
The Role of Children in the Dynamics of Intra Family Coronavirus 2019 Spread in Densely Populated Area
Eli Somekh[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Alexadra Gleyzer[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Eli Heller[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Miriam Lopian[SUP] 2 4 [/SUP], Lior Kashani-Ligumski[SUP] 2 4 [/SUP], Shelly Czeiger[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Yehudit Schindler[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Joseph B Lessing[SUP] 2 4 [/SUP], Michal Stein[SUP] 6 7 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32496407
- DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002783
Abstract
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.