SARS-CoV-2 viral load in the upper respiratory tract of children and adults with early acute COVID-19
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- 19 July 2020
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- Published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Abstract
The role of children in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is unclear. We analysed viral load at the time of diagnosis in 53 children vs. 352 adults with COVID-19 in the first 5 days post symptom onset. No significant differences in SARS-CoV-2 RNA loads were seen between children and adults.Keywords
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