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SARS-CoV-2 viral load in the upper respiratory tract of children and adultswith early acute COVID-19
Stéphanie Baggio; Arnaud G L`Huillier; Sabine Yerly; Mathilde Bellon; Noémie Wagner; Marie Rohr; Angela Huttner; Géraldine Blanchard-Rohner; Natasha Loevy; Laurent Kaiser; Frédérique Jacquerioz; Isabella Eckerle.
Affiliation
  • Stéphanie Baggio; Division of Prison Health, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland and Office of Corrections, Department of Justice and Home Affairs of the Canton of Z
  • Arnaud G L`Huillier; Childrens Hospital of Geneva, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
  • Sabine Yerly; Laboratory of Virology, Division of Laboratory Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
  • Mathilde Bellon; Laboratory of Virology, Division of Laboratory Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
  • Noémie Wagner; Childrens Hospital of Geneva, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
  • Marie Rohr; Children Hospital of Geneva, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
  • Angela Huttner; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
  • Géraldine Blanchard-Rohner; Childrens Hospital of Geneva, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
  • Natasha Loevy; Childrens Hospital of Geneva, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
  • Laurent Kaiser; University of Geneva Hospitals
  • Frédérique Jacquerioz; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
  • Isabella Eckerle; University Hospitals of Geneva
Preprint in En | PREPRINT-MEDRXIV | ID: ppmedrxiv-20155333
ABSTRACT
The role of children in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is unclear. We analysed viral load at the time of diagnosis in 53 children vs. 352 adults with COVID-19 in the first 5 days post symptom onset. No significant differences in SARS-CoV-2 RNA loads were seen between children and adults.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 09-preprints Database: PREPRINT-MEDRXIV Language: En Year: 2020 Document type: Preprint
Full text: 1 Collection: 09-preprints Database: PREPRINT-MEDRXIV Language: En Year: 2020 Document type: Preprint