Nasopharyngeal SARS-CoV-2 viral loads in young children do not differ significantly from those in older children and adults

The role of children in the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus has become a matter of urgent debate as societies in the US and abroad consider how to safely reopen schools. Small studies have suggested higher viral loads in young children. Here we present a multicenter investigation on over five t...

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Autores principales: Madera, Sharline, Crawford, Emily, Langelier, Charles, Tran, Nam K., Thornborrow, Ed, Miller, Steve, DeRisi, Joseph L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7862672/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33542262
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81934-w
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Sumario:The role of children in the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus has become a matter of urgent debate as societies in the US and abroad consider how to safely reopen schools. Small studies have suggested higher viral loads in young children. Here we present a multicenter investigation on over five thousand SARS-CoV-2 cases confirmed by real-time reverse transcription (RT) PCR assay. Notably, we found no discernable difference in amount of viral nucleic acid among young children and adults.

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