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Childcare Exposure to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 for 4-Year-Old Presymptomatic Child, South Korea
Data on transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from preschool-age children to children and adults are limited. We investigated SARS-CoV-2 exposure at a childcare center in South Korea. A 4-year-old child, probably infected by his grandmother, attended the center...
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2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7853589/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33252327 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2702.203189 |
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author | Yoon, Yoonsun Choi, Gwang-Jun Kim, Ji Yeong Kim, Kyung-Ran Park, Hwanhee Chun, Jae Kyung Kim, Yae-Jean |
author_facet | Yoon, Yoonsun Choi, Gwang-Jun Kim, Ji Yeong Kim, Kyung-Ran Park, Hwanhee Chun, Jae Kyung Kim, Yae-Jean |
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description | Data on transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from preschool-age children to children and adults are limited. We investigated SARS-CoV-2 exposure at a childcare center in South Korea. A 4-year-old child, probably infected by his grandmother, attended the center during the presymptomatic period (February 19–21, 2020). Fever developed on February 22, and he was given a diagnosis SARS-CoV-2 infection on February 27. At the center, 190 persons (154 children and 36 adults) were identified as contacts; 44 (23.2%) were defined as close contacts (37 children and 7 adults). All 190 persons were negative for SARS-CoV-2 on days 8–9 after the last exposure. Two close contacts (1 child and 1 adult) showed development of symptoms on the last day of quarantine. However, subsequent test results were negative. This investigation adds indirect evidence of low potential infectivity in a childcare setting with exposure to a presymptomatic child. |
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spelling | pubmed-78535892021-02-09 Childcare Exposure to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 for 4-Year-Old Presymptomatic Child, South Korea Yoon, Yoonsun Choi, Gwang-Jun Kim, Ji Yeong Kim, Kyung-Ran Park, Hwanhee Chun, Jae Kyung Kim, Yae-Jean Emerg Infect Dis Synopsis Data on transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from preschool-age children to children and adults are limited. We investigated SARS-CoV-2 exposure at a childcare center in South Korea. A 4-year-old child, probably infected by his grandmother, attended the center during the presymptomatic period (February 19–21, 2020). Fever developed on February 22, and he was given a diagnosis SARS-CoV-2 infection on February 27. At the center, 190 persons (154 children and 36 adults) were identified as contacts; 44 (23.2%) were defined as close contacts (37 children and 7 adults). All 190 persons were negative for SARS-CoV-2 on days 8–9 after the last exposure. Two close contacts (1 child and 1 adult) showed development of symptoms on the last day of quarantine. However, subsequent test results were negative. This investigation adds indirect evidence of low potential infectivity in a childcare setting with exposure to a presymptomatic child. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-02 /pmc/articles/PMC7853589/ /pubmed/33252327 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2702.203189 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Synopsis Yoon, Yoonsun Choi, Gwang-Jun Kim, Ji Yeong Kim, Kyung-Ran Park, Hwanhee Chun, Jae Kyung Kim, Yae-Jean Childcare Exposure to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 for 4-Year-Old Presymptomatic Child, South Korea |
title | Childcare Exposure to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 for 4-Year-Old Presymptomatic Child, South Korea |
title_full | Childcare Exposure to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 for 4-Year-Old Presymptomatic Child, South Korea |
title_fullStr | Childcare Exposure to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 for 4-Year-Old Presymptomatic Child, South Korea |
title_full_unstemmed | Childcare Exposure to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 for 4-Year-Old Presymptomatic Child, South Korea |
title_short | Childcare Exposure to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 for 4-Year-Old Presymptomatic Child, South Korea |
title_sort | childcare exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 for 4-year-old presymptomatic child, south korea |
topic | Synopsis |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7853589/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33252327 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2702.203189 |
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