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. 2020 Aug 6:ciaa1157. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1157

SARS-CoV-2 viral load in the upper respiratory tract of children and adults with early acute COVID-19

Stéphanie Baggio 1,2,#, Arnaud G L’Huillier 3,4,#, Sabine Yerly 4, Mathilde Bellon 4, Noémie Wagner 3, Marie Rohr 3, Angela Huttner 5, Géraldine Blanchard-Rohner 3,6, Natasha Loevy 7, Laurent Kaiser 4,5,8, Frédérique Jacquerioz 5,9,10, Isabella Eckerle 4,5,8,11,
PMCID: PMC7454380  PMID: 32761228

Abstract

The factors that contribute to transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by children are unclear. We analysed viral load at the time of diagnosis in 53 children and 352 adults with COVID-19 in the first 5 days post symptom onset. No significant differences in SARS-CoV-2 RNA loads were seen between children and adults.


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