Household Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 from Adults to Children.

Yung, Chee Fu; Kam, Kai-Qian; Chong, Chia Yin; Nadua, Karen Donceras; Li, Jiahui; Tan, Natalie Woon Hui; Ganapathy, Sashikumar; Lee, Khai Pin et al. · J Pediatr · 2020

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Knowledge of transmission dynamics of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 from adults to children in household settings is limited. We found an attack rate among 213 children in 137 households to be 6.1% in households with confirmed adult 2019 novel coronavirus disease index case(s). Transmission from adult to child occurred in only 5.2% of households. Young children <5 years old were at lowest risk of infection (1.3%). Children were most likely to be infected if the household index case was the mother.

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