The SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic in Germany may represent the sum of a large number of local but independent epidemics each initiated by individuals aged 10–19 years …

M Häusler, M Kleines - Journal of Medical Virology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Many epidemiological aspects of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS‐CoV‐2) pandemics, particularly those affecting children, are still sparsely elucidated …

Epidemiology and SARS-CoV-2 Infection Patterns among Youth Followed at a Large Los Angeles Health Network during 2020–2022: Clinical Presentation, Prevalent …

T Saleh, T Fuller, MC Cambou, ER Segura, E Kamau… - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Outcomes of SARS CoV-2 infection in infants, children and young adults are
reported less frequently than in older populations. The evolution of SARS-CoV-2 cases in LA …

Household secondary transmission of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 alpha variant from a community cluster in a nursery in Japan

T Ikuse, Y Aizawa, Y Shobukawa… - The Pediatric …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: Spread of variants of concerns (VOCs) of severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has led to an increase in children with coronavirus disease …

Kinetics of viral clearance and antibody production across age groups in children with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection

B Bahar, C Jacquot, YD Mo, RL DeBiasi… - The Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives To improve understanding of transition from viral infection to viral clearance, and
antibody response in pediatric patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus …

Pediatric infection-induced SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence increases and seroprevalence by type of clinical care—September 2021 to February 2022

KEN Clarke, Y Kim, J Jones, A Lee… - The Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Trends in estimates of US pediatric SARS-CoV-2 infection-induced
seroprevalence from commercial laboratory specimens may overrepresent children with …

Predictors of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Seropositivity Before Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination Among Children 0–4 Years and Their …

M Garcia Quesada, MK Hetrich, S Zeger… - Open Forum …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Estimates of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
seroprevalence in young children and risk factors for seropositivity are scarce. Using data …

Factors associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 infection in unvaccinated children and young adults

SL Silverberg, HP Shulha, B McMillan, G He, A Lee… - medRxiv, 2023 - medrxiv.org
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Pediatric COVID-19 cases are often mild or asymptomatic,
which has complicated estimations of disease burden using existing testing practices. We …

The importance of advancing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 vaccines in children

CM Kao, WA Orenstein… - Clinical Infectious …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
While the role of children in the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) remains to be defined, children likely play an important role …

The epidemiology of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in a pediatric healthcare network in the United States

WR Otto, S Geoghegan, LC Posch… - Journal of the …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Understanding the prevalence and clinical presentation of coronavirus disease
2019 in pediatric patients can help healthcare providers and systems prepare and respond …

Shedding of infectious SARS-CoV-2 in symptomatic neonates, children and adolescents

AG L'Huillier, G Torriani, F Pigny, L Kaiser, I Eckerle - Medrxiv, 2020 - medrxiv.org
Children are underrepresented in COVID-19 case numbers, with most pediatric cases
exhibiting limited severity, and do not seem to be major drivers of transmission, unlike for …