June 5, 2020

The Role of Children in the Dynamics of Intra Family Coronavirus 2019 Spread in Densely Populated Area

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Transmission

• Among 13 family clusters in a city in Israel, after removing the index case, 58% of adults became SARS-CoV-2 positive by PCR compared to 33% of children 5-17 years and 12% of children less than 5 years of age. Children appeared to play a smaller role in transmission of SARS-CoV-2 than adults. 

Somekh et al. (June 1, 2020). The Role of Children in the Dynamics of Intra Family Coronavirus 2019 Spread in Densely Populated Area. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000002783