Saliva and Plasma Antibody Levels in Children and Adolescents After Primary Infection With Omicron Variants of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Germany

JAMA Pediatr. 2023 Jun 1;177(6):640-641. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.0631.

Authors

Constanze Heinzel¹, Yudi T Pinilla¹, Ayla Binder¹, Peter G Kremsner^{1

2}, Jana Held^{1

2}, Rolf Fendel^{1

2}, Andrea Kreidenweiss^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Tropical Medicine, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
² German Center for Infection Research, Tübingen, Germany.

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This cross-sectional study evaluates IgG antibody levels in children and adolescents in Germany following SARS-CoV-2 infection.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Antibodies, Viral
COVID-19*
Child
Germany / epidemiology
Humans
SARS-CoV-2 / genetics
Saliva*

Substances

Antibodies, Viral

Supplementary concepts

SARS-CoV-2 variants