Burden of Illness in Households With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2-Infected Children

Mehgan F Teherani; Carol M Kao; Andres Camacho-Gonzalez; Samridhi Banskota; Andi L Shane; William M Linam; Preeti Jaggi

doi:10.1093/jpids/piaa097

Burden of Illness in Households With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2-Infected Children

J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2020 Nov 10;9(5):613-616. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piaa097.

Authors

Mehgan F Teherani¹, Carol M Kao², Andres Camacho-Gonzalez¹, Samridhi Banskota³, Andi L Shane¹, William M Linam¹, Preeti Jaggi¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
² Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
³ Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Abstract

We investigated of illness among household members of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-infected children receiving medical care (n = 32). We identified 144 household contacts (HCs): 58 children and 86 adults. Forty-six percent of HCs developed symptoms consistent with coronavirus disease. Child-to-adult transmission was suspected in 7 cases.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; household transmission; pediatrics.

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MeSH terms

Adolescent
Betacoronavirus*
COVID-19
Child
Child, Preschool
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections / transmission*
Cost of Illness
Disease Transmission, Infectious / statistics & numerical data*
Family*
Female
Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Infant
Interviews as Topic
Male
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral / transmission*
SARS-CoV-2
Surveys and Questionnaires