Low Rate of SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Symptomatic Patients Attending a Pediatric Emergency Department

• Main Authors: Christoph Zurl (Author), Ernst Eber (Author), Anna Siegl (Author), Sabine Loeffler (Author), Evelyn Stelzl (Author), Harald H. Kessler (Author), Markus Egger (Author), Nina A. Schweintzger (Author), Werner Zenz (Author), Volker Strenger (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Children and adolescents seem to be at lower risk of developing clinical symptoms of COVID-19. We analyzed the rate of SARS-CoV-2 infections among 3,605 symptomatic children and adolescents at 4,402 outpatient visits presenting to a pediatric emergency department. In a total of 1,105 (32.6%) episode...