Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children Without Symptoms of Coronavirus Disease 2019

Ana Marija Sola; Abel P David; Kristina W Rosbe; Atsuko Baba; Lynn Ramirez-Avila; Dylan K Chan

doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.4095

Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children Without Symptoms of Coronavirus Disease 2019

JAMA Pediatr. 2021 Feb 1;175(2):198-201. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.4095.

Authors

Ana Marija Sola¹, Abel P David², Kristina W Rosbe³, Atsuko Baba⁴, Lynn Ramirez-Avila⁵, Dylan K Chan³

Affiliations

¹ University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, San Francisco.
² Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco.
³ Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco.
⁴ Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco.
⁵ Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Global Health, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco.

Abstract

This cohort study examines the rate of positive test results for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in children without symptoms who were treated in US hospitals for other conditions.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Asymptomatic Infections / epidemiology*
COVID-19 Testing / statistics & numerical data*
Child
Child Welfare / statistics & numerical data*
Child, Preschool
Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis*
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Female
Humans
Infant
Italy
Risk Factors
Severity of Illness Index