Systematic Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Screening at Hospital Admission in Children: A French Prospective Multicenter Study

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Poline, Julie | Gaschignard, Jean | Leblanc, Claire | Madhi, Fouad | Foucaud, Elsa | Nattes, Elodie | Faye, Albert | Bonacorsi, Stéphane | Mariani, Patricia | Varon, Emmanuelle | Smati-Lafarge, Mounira | Caseris, Marion | Basmaci, Romain | Lachaume, Noémie | Ouldali, Naïm

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International audience. To assess the relevance of systematic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) screening of all children admitted to hospital, we conducted a prospective multicenter study including 438 consecutive hospitalized children. A symptom-based SARS-CoV-2 testing strategy failed to identify 45% (95% confidence interval, 24%-68%) of hospitalized children infected by SARS-CoV-2. To limit intrahospital transmission, a systematic screening of children admitted to hospital should be considered.

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