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Potential Role of Children in the Household Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Catalonia (Spain)

Antoni Soriano-Arandes  *,Berta Ferran,Magda Campins,Juliana Esperalba-Esquerra,Juliana Reyes-Urueña,Uxue Lazcano,Anna Gatell,Pepe Serrano,Xavier Bruna,Ramon Capdevila,Maria Esteller,Andres Anton,Jordi Gómez i Prat,Gloria Ruiz,Anna Fàbrega,Neus Rius,Marina Fenoy,Núria López,Almudena Sánchez,Miriam Poblet,Anton Foguet,Guillermo García,Teresa Riera,Elisenda Martínez-Carbonell,Yesika Díaz,Valentí Pineda,Pere Soler-Palacin

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13 October 2020

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14 October 2020

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Preprints on COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2
Abstract
We analyzed the characteristics of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infected children during lock-down period in Catalonia (Spain), and their transmission role within the households. Among 295 traced household contacts of 89 pediatric patients, children were classified as final index cases in only 3.4% of the traced homes.
Keywords: 
SARS-CoV-2
;  
COVID-19
;  
children
;  
household
;  
contact tracing
Subject: 
Medicine and Pharmacology  -   Immunology and Allergy
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