Changes in Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction-positive Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Rates in Adults and Children According to the Epidemic Stages.

Corinne Levy,Romain Basmaci,Philippe Bensaid,Cecile Bost Bru,Edeline Coinde,Emmanuelle Dessioux, Cecile Fournial, Jean Gashignard,Herve Haas,Veronique Hentgen,Frederic Huet,Muriel Lalande,Alain Martinot,Charlotte Pons,Anne Sophie Romain, Nicoleta Ursulescu,Francois Vie Le Sage,Josette Raymond,Stephane Bechet,Julie Toubiana,Robert Cohen

The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal（2020）

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Abstract

From March 2, 2020, to April 26, 2020, 52,588 reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) were performed in France, 6490 in children and 46,098 in adults. The rate of RT-PCR-positive SARS-CoV-2 tests for children (5.9%) was always less than that for adults (20.3%) but vary according to the epidemic stage. The risk ratio of RT-PCR-positive SARS-CoV-2 tests for adults compared with children was 3.5 (95% confidence interval: 3.2-3.9) for the whole study period.

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reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction,severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2,children,adults

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