Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Point Prevalence Among Asymptomatic Hospitalized Children and Subsequent Healthcare Worker Evaluation

J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2020 Nov 10;9(5):617-619. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piaa102.

Abstract

Asymptomatic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) carriage among hospitalized children and risk of transmission to healthcare workers (HCWs) was evaluated by point prevalence survey. We estimated 1-2% prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 among children without coronavirus disease 2019 symptoms. There was no secondary transmission among HCWs exposed to these patients.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; asymptomatic; children; healthcare worker.

MeSH terms

  • Asymptomatic Infections / epidemiology*
  • Betacoronavirus / isolation & purification*
  • COVID-19
  • Child
  • Child, Hospitalized
  • Child, Preschool
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Coronavirus Infections / transmission
  • Female
  • Hospitals, Pediatric
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / statistics & numerical data*
  • Length of Stay
  • Male
  • Pandemics
  • Personnel, Hospital*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / transmission
  • Prevalence
  • SARS-CoV-2