Viral co-infections among SARS-CoV-2-infected children and infected adult household contacts

Viral co-infections among SARS-CoV-2-infected children and infected adult household contacts

We evaluated the rates of viral respiratory co-infections among SARS-CoV-2-infected children. Twelve percent of SARS-CoV-2-infected children had viral co-infection with one or more common respiratory viruses. This was significantly more frequent than among their SARS-CoV-2-infected adult household c...

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Veröffentlicht in:European journal of pediatrics 2021-06, Vol.180 (6), p.1991-1995
Hauptverfasser: Pigny, Fiona, Wagner, Noémie, Rohr, Marie, Mamin, Aline, Cherpillod, Pascal, Posfay-Barbe, Klara M., Kaiser, Laurent, Eckerle, Isabella, L’Huillier, Arnaud G.
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Sprache:eng
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Adults
Children
Daycare
Households
Infections
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Pediatrics
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Short Communication
Viruses
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Zusammenfassung:We evaluated the rates of viral respiratory co-infections among SARS-CoV-2-infected children. Twelve percent of SARS-CoV-2-infected children had viral co-infection with one or more common respiratory viruses. This was significantly more frequent than among their SARS-CoV-2-infected adult household contacts (0%; p =0.028). Compared to the same period the previous year, common respiratory viruses were less frequently detected (12% vs 73%, p
ISSN:0340-6199
1432-1076
DOI:10.1007/s00431-021-03947-x