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Zurl, C; Eber, E; Siegl, A; Loeffler, S; Stelzl, E; Kessler, HH; Egger, M; Schweintzger, NA; Zenz, W; Strenger, V.
Low Rate of SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Symptomatic Patients Attending a Pediatric Emergency Department.
Front Pediatr. 2021; 9: 637167-637167. Doi: 10.3389/fped.2021.637167 [OPEN ACCESS]
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Leading authors Med Uni Graz: Strenger Volker; Zurl Christoph Johann
Co-authors Med Uni Graz: Eber Ernst; Egger Markus; Kessler Harald; Löffler Sabine; Schweintzger Nina; Stelzl Evelyn; Zenz Werner
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Abstract:: Children and adolescents seem to be at lower risk of developing clinical symptoms of COVID-19. We analyzed the rate of SARS-CoV-2 infections among 3,605 symptomatic children and adolescents at 4,402 outpatient visits presenting to a pediatric emergency department. In a total of 1,105 (32.6%) episodes, the patients fulfilled clinical case definitions for SARS-CoV-2 infection and were tested by nucleic acid testing. A SARS-CoV-2 infection was diagnosed in 10/1,100 episodes (0.3% of analyzed episodes, 0.91% of validly tested patients). Symptoms at presentation did not differ between patients with and without SARS-CoV-2 infection, apart from the frequency of measured temperature ≥37.5°C at presentation. Three percent of analyzed children reported disturbances of olfactory or gustatory senses, but none of them was infected with SARS-CoV-2. The rate of SARS-CoV-2 infections among symptomatic children and adolescents was low and SARS-CoV-2 infections could not reliably be differentiated from other infections without nucleic acid testing. Copyright © 2021 Zurl, Eber, Siegl, Loeffler, Stelzl, Kessler, Egger, Schweintzger, Zenz and Strenger.
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