Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Viral Load Kinetics in Symptomatic Children, Adolescents, and Adults. (4th May 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bellon, Mathilde; Baggio, Stephanie; Jacquerioz Bausch, Frederique; Spechbach, Hervé; Salamun, Julien; Genecand, Camille; Tardin, Aglae; Kaiser, Laurent; L'Huillier, Arnaud G; Eckerle, Isabella
• Is Part Of: Clinical infectious diseases. Volume 73:Number 6(2021)
• Page Start: e1384
• Page End: e1386
• Publication Date: 2021-05-04
• Subjects: SARS-CoV2 -- COVID-19 -- children -- viral shedding -- virus transmission; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; 616.905
• DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciab396
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1058-4838

Abstract

Abstract: SARS-CoV-2 viral load (VL) can serve as a correlate for infectious virus presence and transmission. Viral shedding kinetics over the first week of illness for symptomatic children (n = 279), adolescents (n = 639), and adults (n = 7109) show VLs compatible with infectious virus presence, with slightly lower VL in children than adults.