Department of Infectious Diseases, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka 576104, India.
Manipal Center for Infectious Diseases, Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka 576104, India.
J Trop Pediatr. 2021 Jan 29;67(1). doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmaa081.
The susceptibility of children to coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) and transmission of COVID-19 from children to others is a relatively unexplored area. The aim of this study was to understand the transmission dynamics of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in children. This was a retrospective observational study where a total of 19 paediatric index cases (including a set of twins) with COVID-19 and 42 primary contacts (adults-36, paediatric-6) from the immediate family members were included. All the index cases and four of the five positive contacts were asymptomatic. Despite adults staying with positive children in the same vehicle, same room in the quarantine centre and the same ward, only four of the parents became positive.
儿童感染 2019 冠状病毒病（COVID-19）的易感性和儿童将 COVID-19 传播给他人的情况，这是一个相对尚未探索的领域。本研究的目的是了解严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒 2 在儿童中的传播动态。这是一项回顾性观察研究，共纳入了 19 例有 COVID-19 的儿科索引病例（包括一对双胞胎）和 42 名直系亲属（成人-36 名，儿科-6 名）作为主要接触者。所有的索引病例和五个阳性接触者中的四个都是无症状的。尽管有成年人与阳性儿童同乘一辆车、在隔离中心同一个房间、在同一个病房，但只有四名父母呈阳性。
