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

E. Somekh, A. Gleyzer, Eli Heller, M. Lopian, Lior Kashani-Ligumski, S. Czeiger, Yehudit Schindler, J. Lessing, M. Stein

The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 2020

We examined the dynamics of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) transmission within families. Our investigation demonstrated significantly lower rates of COVID-19 positivity in children compared with adults residing in the same household. Children of 5–17 years of age were 61% and children of 0–4 years of age were 47% less likely to have positive polymerase chain reaction results compared with adults residing in the same household.

Cited by 32 publications.

Field of study: Medicine

10.1097/INF.0000000000002783