SARS-CoV-2 viral load in the upper respiratory tract of children and adults with early acute COVID-19

  1. Stéphanie Baggio
  2. Arnaud G. L’Huillier
  3. Sabine Yerly
  4. Mathilde Bellon
  5. Noémie Wagner
  6. Marie Rohr
  7. Angela Huttner
  8. Géraldine Blanchard-Rohner
  9. Natasha Loevy
  10. Laurent Kaiser
  11. Frédérique Jacquerioz
  12. Isabella Eckerle
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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.

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