TY - JOUR
T1 - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus-2 Transmission in an Urban Community
T2 - The Role of Children and Household Contacts
AU - Pitman-Hunt, Chaya
AU - Leja, Jacqueline
AU - Jiwani, Zahra M.
AU - Rondot, Dominique
AU - Ang, Jocelyn
AU - Kannikeswaran, Nirupama
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/9/1
Y1 - 2021/9/1
N2 - This is a single-center US retrospective study of infection patterns among household sick contacts (HHSCs) of children with confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 infection in an urban setting. An HHSC was identified in fewer than half (42%) of the patients, and no child-to-adult transmission was identified. This is a single center US retrospective study of infection patterns among household sick contacts of children with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection. A household sick contact was identified in fewer than half (42%) of patients and no child-to-adult transmission was identified.
AB - This is a single-center US retrospective study of infection patterns among household sick contacts (HHSCs) of children with confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 infection in an urban setting. An HHSC was identified in fewer than half (42%) of the patients, and no child-to-adult transmission was identified. This is a single center US retrospective study of infection patterns among household sick contacts of children with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection. A household sick contact was identified in fewer than half (42%) of patients and no child-to-adult transmission was identified.
KW - COVID-19
KW - coronavirus infections
KW - pandemic
KW - pediatrics
KW - social determinants of health
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85115014737&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1093/jpids/piaa158
DO - 10.1093/jpids/piaa158
M3 - Article
C2 - 33245123
AN - SCOPUS:85115014737
SN - 2048-7193
VL - 10
SP - 919
EP - 921
JO - Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
JF - Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
IS - 9
ER -
