Longitudinal Rise in Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Children in Western Germany-A Blind Spot in Epidemiology?

• Main Authors: Folke Brinkmann (Author), Hans H. Diebner (Author), Chantal Matenar (Author), Anne Schlegtendal (Author), Jan Spiecker (Author), Lynn Eitner (Author), Nina Timmesfeld (Author), Christoph Maier (Author), Thomas Lücke (Author)
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• Udgivet: MDPI AG, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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SARS-CoV-2 infection rates in children and adolescents are often underestimated due to asymptomatic or oligosymptomatic infections. Seroprevalence studies can reveal the magnitude of "silent" infections in this age group and help to assess the risk of infection for children but also their...