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. 2021 Jul 1;73(1):148-150.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1157.

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Viral Load in the Upper Respiratory Tract of Children and Adults With Early Acute Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Stéphanie Baggio  1   2 , Arnaud G L'Huillier  3   4 , Sabine Yerly  4 , Mathilde Bellon  4 , Noémie Wagner  3 , Marie Rohr  3 , Angela Huttner  5 , Géraldine Blanchard-Rohner  3   6 , Natasha Loevy  7 , Laurent Kaiser  4   5   8 , Frédérique Jacquerioz  5   9   10 , Isabella Eckerle  4   5   8   11
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Viral Load in the Upper Respiratory Tract of Children and Adults With Early Acute Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Stéphanie Baggio et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

The factors that contribute to transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) by children are unclear. We analyzed viral load at the time of diagnosis in 53 children and 352 adults with coronavirus disease 2019 (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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