作者
Jieun Kim, Young June Choe, Jin Lee, Young Joon Park, Ok Park, Mi Seon Han, Jong-Hyun Kim, Eun Hwa Choi
发表日期
2021/7/1
期刊
Archives of disease in childhood
卷号
106
期号
7
页码范围
709-711
出版商
BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
简介
Objective
Transmissibility of COVID-19 by children in the household is not clear. Herein, we describe children’s role in household transmission of COVID-19.
Design and setting
All paediatric COVID-19 index cases and their household members reported from 20 January to 6 April 2020 in South Korea were reviewed. The secondary attack rate (SAR) from child index case to household secondary case was calculated. Epidemiological and clinical findings of child index case-household secondary case pair was assessed.
Results
A total of 107 paediatric COVID-19 index cases and 248 of their household members were identified. One pair of paediatric index-secondary household case was identified, giving a household SAR of 0.5% (95% CI 0.0% to 2.6%). The index case was self-quarantined at home after international travel, stayed in her room, but shared a meal table with the secondary case.
Conclusion
The SAR …
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