Article ; Online: SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA load dynamics in the nasopharynx of infected children.
2021 Volume 149, Page(s) e18
Abstract: It is important to understand the temporal trend of the paediatric severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) viral load to estimate the transmission potential of children in schools and communities. We determined the differences in ... ...
| Abstract | It is important to understand the temporal trend of the paediatric severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) viral load to estimate the transmission potential of children in schools and communities. We determined the differences in SARS-CoV-2 viral load dynamics between nasopharyngeal samples of infected asymptomatic and symptomatic children. Serial cycle threshold values of SARS-CoV-2 from the nasopharynx of a cohort of infected children were collected for analysis. Among 17 infected children, 10 (58.8%) were symptomatic. Symptomatic children, when compared to asymptomatic children, had higher viral loads (mean cycle threshold on day 7 of illness 28.6 vs. 36.7, P = 0.02). Peak SARS-CoV-2 viral loads occurred around day 2 of illness in infected children. Although we were unable to directly demonstrate infectivity, the detection of significant amount of virus in the upper airway of asymptomatic children suggest that they have the potential to shed and transmit SARS-CoV-2. Our study highlights the importance of contact tracing and screening for SARS-CoV-2 in children with epidemiological risk factors regardless of their symptom status, in order to improve containment of the virus in the community, including educational settings. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Adolescent ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Nasopharynx/virology ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; RNA, Viral/analysis ; SARS-CoV-2/genetics ; SARS-CoV-2/isolation & purification ; Viral Load |
| Chemical Substances | RNA, Viral |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2021-01-11 |
| Publishing country | England |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 632982-2 |
| ISSN | 1469-4409 ; 0950-2688 |
| ISSN (online) | 1469-4409 |
| ISSN | 0950-2688 |
| DOI | 10.1017/S095026882100008X |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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