ArticleItalian journal of pediatrics2021
School in Italy: a safe place for children and adolescents.
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- SARS-CoV-2 Circulation in the School Setting: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by children and young people in households and schools: A meta-analysis of population-based and contact-tracing studies.The Journal of infection · 2022Pooled it
- Moral transgressions, psychological well-being, and family conflict in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of self-forgiveness.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- General infection prevention, mitigation, and control procedures implemented in the university education during the COVID-19 pandemic to achieve classroom attendance: a successful community case study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- The year 2021 in COVID-19 pandemic in children.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2022Review
- [Main changes in the «COVID-19 in paediatrics» clinical practice guideline].Anales de pediatria (Barcelona, Spain : 2003) · 2022Article
- Main changes in the "COVID-19 in paediatrics" clinical practice guideline.Anales de pediatria · 2022Article
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- Reasons for SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and their role in the transmission of infection according to age: a case-control study.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2021Article
- The Disappearance of Respiratory Viruses in Children during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Effects of Relaxed Lockdown on Pediatric ER Visits during SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in Italy.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- French Pediatric Societies Call for School to Stay Open amid the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic.The Journal of pediatrics · 2021Article
- COVID-19 and School: To Open or Not to Open, That Is the Question. The First Review on Current Knowledge.Pediatric reports · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundDuring the first SARS-CoV-2 pandemic phase, the sudden closure of schools was one of the main measures to minimize the spread of the virus. In the second phase, several safety procedures were implemented to avoid school closure. To evaluate if the school is a safe place, students and staff of two school complexes of Rome were monitored to evaluate the efficacy of prevention measures inside the school buildings.
methodsOral secretions specimens were collected from 1262 subjects for a total of 3431 samples, collected over a 3 months period. Detection of Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 was performed by real-time PCR. Target genes were represented by E gene, RdRP/S gene and N gene.
resultsAmong the 3431 samples analyzed, just 16 sample resulted as positive or low positive: 1 sample in the first month, 12 samples in the second month and 3 in the third month. In each period of evaluation, all positive children attended different classes.
conclusionsEven if the school has the potential for spreading viruses, our preliminary results show the efficacy of the implementations undertaken in this setting to minimize virus diffusion. Our evidence suggests that school does not act as an amplifier for transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and can be really considered a safe place for students.
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