Role of Asymptomatic Children in Community Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Transmission

Liangjian Lu¹, Chee Teck Koh¹, Yi Herng Lim¹, Andrew Sng^{1

2}, Kok Siong Poon³, Shaun S Y Tan³, Pao Tang Kao^{1

2}, Nancy Tee³, Hui Kim Yap^{1

2}, Bee Wah Lee², Paul A Tambyah⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Paediatrics, Khoo Teck Puat- National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Health System, Singapore.
² Department of Paediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
³ Department of Laboratory Medicine, National University Health System, Singapore.
⁴ Division of Infectious Diseases, National University Health System and Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

Comment

Liangjian Lu et al. J Infect Dis. 2021.

. 2021 May 28;223(10):1834-1836.

doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiab138.

Liangjian Lu¹, Chee Teck Koh¹, Yi Herng Lim¹, Andrew Sng^{1

2}, Kok Siong Poon³, Shaun S Y Tan³, Pao Tang Kao^{1

2}, Nancy Tee³, Hui Kim Yap^{1

2}, Bee Wah Lee², Paul A Tambyah⁴

¹ Department of Paediatrics, Khoo Teck Puat- National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Health System, Singapore.
² Department of Paediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
³ Department of Laboratory Medicine, National University Health System, Singapore.
⁴ Division of Infectious Diseases, National University Health System and Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

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On the Effect of Age on the Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Households, Schools, and the Community.
Goldstein E, Lipsitch M, Cevik M. Goldstein E, et al. J Infect Dis. 2021 Feb 13;223(3):362-369. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa691. J Infect Dis. 2021. PMID: 33119738 Free PMC article. Review.