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ArticleInfectious medicine2023

SARS-CoV-2 infection characteristics among students and staff in a large high school COVID-19 outbreak and secondary transmission in households.

Chen Stein-Zamir, Ora Sinai-Zaken, Eti Zvulun, Ghada Najajra, Rinat Pinto, Shahar Koren, Hanna Shoob, Nitza Abramson

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Article in Infectious medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chen Stein-ZamirJerusalem District Health Office, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel.
Ora Sinai-ZakenJerusalem District Health Office, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel.
Eti ZvulunJerusalem District Health Office, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel.
Ghada NajajraJerusalem District Health Office, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel.
Rinat PintoJerusalem District Health Office, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel.
Shahar KorenJerusalem District Health Office, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel.
Hanna ShoobJerusalem District Health Office, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel.
Nitza AbramsonJerusalem District Health Office, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel.
Israel Ministry of Health · IL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: SARS-CoV-2 clinical presentation is associated with the patients' age group. Overall, young individuals present higher proportions of asymptomatic or mild COVID-19 infection, compared to adults. Data on secondary COVID-19 transmission in households, according to the cases' age group, are accumulating. Methods: We performed a follow-up cohort study including all COVID-19 real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)-confirmed cases (adolescent students and school staff) diagnosed in an epidemiological investigation of a large high school outbreak. We compared the adolescent and adult groups regarding clinical symptoms, time to negative COVID-19 RT-PCR tests, and infection transmission in households. Results: The study population included 817 persons. The confirmed COVID-19 RT-PCR outbreak cases ( Conclusions: Adolescents and adults diagnosed in an outbreak investigation differ as to COVID-19 clinical presentation and transmission. As adolescents may show mild or no symptoms, COVID-19 prevention in school settings is challenging. Implementing nonpharmaceutical measures and promoting vaccination programs in eligible staff and students should be considered.

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AdolescentsCOVID-19EpidemiologyHouseholdSchoolTransmission

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