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ArticleDisaster medicine and public health preparedness2023

Analysis of COVID-19 Infection Chains in a School Setting: Data From a School-Based rRT-PCR-Gargle Pool Test System.

Magdalena Gruendl, Parastoo Kheiroddin, Michael Althammer, Patricia Schöberl, René Rohrmanstorfer, Daniel Wallerstorfer, Andreas Ambrosch, Michael Kabesch

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Article in Disaster medicine and public health preparedness, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Magdalena GruendlPublic Health Office, Cham, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9402-5756
Parastoo KheiroddinDepartment of Pediatric Pneumology and Allergy, University Children's Hospital Regensburg (KUNO) at the Hospital St. Hedwig of the Order of St. John and the University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Michael AlthammerDepartment of Pediatric Pneumology and Allergy, University Children's Hospital Regensburg (KUNO) at the Hospital St. Hedwig of the Order of St. John and the University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Patricia SchöberlDepartment of Pediatric Pneumology and Allergy, University Children's Hospital Regensburg (KUNO) at the Hospital St. Hedwig of the Order of St. John and the University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
René RohrmanstorferNOVOGENIA Limited, Eugendorf, Austria.
Daniel WallerstorferNOVOGENIA Limited, Eugendorf, Austria.
Andreas AmbroschInstitute of Laboratory Medicine, Microbiology and Hygiene, Hospital of the Order of St. John, Regensburg, Germany.
Michael KabeschDepartment of Pediatric Pneumology and Allergy, University Children's Hospital Regensburg (KUNO) at the Hospital St. Hedwig of the Order of St. John and the University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
University of Regensburg · DEInstitute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSchool testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was implemented in some countries to monitor and prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmissions. Here, we analyze infection chains in primary schools and household members of infected students based on systematic real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase-chain-reaction (rRT-PCR)-gargle pool testing.

methodsStudents and school staff (

resultsIn total, 8 positive cases were found by gargle pool PCR testing based on 96,764 school tests. While no transmissions occurred in the school setting, 20 of 27 household members of the 8 cases tested positive. The overall attack rate was 74.1% in families.

conclusionsNo school outbreaks occurred during the study period. All cases but 1 were initially picked up by school testing. No transmission from school to families was observed.

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COVID-19COVID-19 TestingHumansReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSARS-CoV-2SchoolschildrenCOVID-19evaluationgargleimplementationpool-PCRruralSARS-CoV-2school-testingtransmissionurban

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PMID36789767
PMCPMC9947041
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