Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2-infected children attending hospital with non-COVID-19 diagnoses, March 2020-February 2021 - 24/07/21
Doi : 10.1016/j.jinf.2021.05.002
Jennifer A Mann a, Paul W Bird b, Srini Bandi a, Julian W Tang b, c, ⁎ 
a Leicester Children's Hospital, Leicester, United Kingdom
b Clinical Microbiology, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
c Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
⁎Corresponding author.
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Highlights |
• | About 20–30% of children infected with SARS-CoV-2 are asymptomatic and may present to hospital for other medical reasons. |
• | We performed a 1-year retrospective surveillance audit to determine the incidence of such paediatric cases in our hospital. |
• | Of 1427 admissions, 80 (5.61%) were SARS-infected of which 52 (65%) had COVID-19 symptoms and 16 (20%) were asymptomatic. |
• | Asymptomatic children may be detected by a universal screening policy that tests all hospital admissions for SARS-CoV-2. |
• | Without a hospital-wide screening policy, such children may present an undiagnosed infection risk to staff and other patients. |
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Vol 83 - N° 2
P. 237-279 - août 2021 Retour au numéro
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