Incidence of spread of clinically relevant SARS-CoV2 infection between children in a tertiary Children's Emergency Department: an evaluation

Grall and colleagues highlight that asymptomatic carriers are rarely potential viral transmitters in hospital.1 Their study was in adults and to our knowledge spread in healthcare settings between children has not been reported. Leicester was the first area in the United Kingdom to undergo a localised lockdown with reports of relatively high numbers of children and young people affected.2 Our evaluation aimed to identify the number of clinically significant SARS-COV-2 paediatric patients (age
Source: Journal of Infection - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research