July 27, 2020

Systematic SARS-CoV-2 Screening at Hospital Admission in Children: A French Prospective Multicenter Study

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Testing and Treatment

• A prospective multicenter study of pediatric patients in France (n=438) showed that a symptom-based SARS-CoV-2 testing strategy failed to identify 45% (95% CI 24%-68%) of hospitalized SARS-CoV-2 infected children at the time of hospital admission. 

Poline et al. (July 25, 2020). Systematic SARS-CoV-2 Screening at Hospital Admission in Children: A French Prospective Multicenter Study. Clinical Infectious Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa1044