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- Title
Persistence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Omicron Variant in Children and Utility of Rapid Antigen Testing as an Indicator of Culturable Virus.
- Authors
Lohse, Zoe M; Shapiro, Jerne J; Lednicky, John A; Cash, Melanie N; Jun, Inyoung; Mavian, Carla N; Tagliamonte, Massimiliano S; Saleem, Cyrus; Yang, Yang; Nelson, Eric J; Salemi, Marco; Ryan, Kathleen A; Morris, J Glenn
- Abstract
We screened 65 longitudinally collected nasal swab samples from 31 children aged 0–16 years who were positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Omicron BA.1. By day 7 after onset of symptoms, 48% of children remained positive by rapid antigen test. In a sample subset, we found 100% correlation between antigen test results and virus culture.
- Subjects
FLORIDA; RNA analysis; PREVENTION of infectious disease transmission; VIRAL antigens; REVERSE transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; MEDICAL masks; COVID-19; CELL culture; SARS-CoV-2; SEQUENCE analysis; RAPID diagnostic tests; MEDICAL screening; PUBLIC health; RE-entry students; SCHOOL nursing; COVID-19 testing; COLLECTION &; preservation of biological specimens; CELL lines; MICROBIAL sensitivity tests; OUTPATIENT services in hospitals; CHILDREN
- Publication
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2023, Vol 76, Issue 3, pe491
- ISSN
1058-4838
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/cid/ciac693