Sebastian Hoehl, Felix Schneider, Martin Eckrich, Tim Ole Gründler, Silvija-Pera Jerkic, Geri Lichtenstein, Birgit Melcher, Hansjörg Melcher, Ralf Moebus, Barbara Mühlfeld, Ilonka Rieger, Beate Seger-Fritz, Stefan Sgoll, Christian Walter, Sebastian Werner, Eva Herrmann, Annemarie Berger, Sandra Ciesek
- Aim: It can be challenging to distinguish COVID-19 in children from other common infections. We set out to determine the rate at which children consulting a primary care paediatrician with an acute infection are infected with SARS-CoV-2 and to compare distinct findings. Method: In seven out-patient clinics, children aged 0–13 years with any new respiratory or gastrointestinal symptoms and presumed infection were invited to be tested for SARS-CoV-2. Factors that were correlated with testing positive were determined. Samples were collected from 25 January 2021 to 01 April 2021. Results: Seven hundred and eighty-three children participated in the study (median age 3 years and 0 months, range 1 month to 12 years and 11 months). Three hundred and fifty-eight were female (45.7%). SARS-CoV-2 RNA was detected in 19 (2.4%). The most common symptoms in children with as well as without detectable SARS-CoV-2 RNA were rhinitis, fever and cough. Known recent exposure to a case of COVID-19 was significantly correlated with testing positive, but symptoms or clinical findings were not. Conclusion: COVID-19 among the children with symptoms of an acute infection was uncommon, and the clinical presentation did not differ significantly between children with and without evidence of an infection with SARS-CoV-2.
MetadatenVerfasserangaben: | Sebastian HoehlORCiDGND, Felix Schneider, Martin Eckrich, Tim Ole Gründler, Silvija-Pera JerkicORCiD, Geri Lichtenstein, Birgit Melcher, Hansjörg Melcher, Ralf Moebus, Barbara Mühlfeld, Ilonka Rieger, Beate Seger-Fritz, Stefan Sgoll, Christian Walter, Sebastian Werner, Eva HerrmannORCiDGND, Annemarie BergerGND, Sandra CiesekORCiDGND |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-639018 |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.16101 |
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ISSN: | 1651-2227 |
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Titel des übergeordneten Werkes (Englisch): | Acta paediatrica |
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Verlag: | Wiley-Blackwell |
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Verlagsort: | Oxford [u.a.] |
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Dokumentart: | Wissenschaftlicher Artikel |
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Sprache: | Englisch |
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Datum der Veröffentlichung (online): | 15.09.2021 |
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Datum der Erstveröffentlichung: | 15.09.2021 |
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Veröffentlichende Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
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Datum der Freischaltung: | 04.04.2022 |
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Freies Schlagwort / Tag: | COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; influenza; out-patient paediatrics; respiratory tract infection |
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Jahrgang: | 110 |
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Ausgabe / Heft: | 12 |
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Seitenzahl: | 7 |
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Erste Seite: | 3315 |
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Letzte Seite: | 3321 |
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Bemerkung: | The study was supported by Roche Diagnostics, Basel, Switzerland. |
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HeBIS-PPN: | 493354115 |
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Institute: | Medizin |
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DDC-Klassifikation: | 6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit |
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Sammlungen: | Universitätspublikationen |
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Lizenz (Deutsch): | Creative Commons - Namensnennung-Nicht kommerziell - Keine Bearbeitung 4.0 |
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