Temporal and age distributions of SARS-CoV-2 and other coronaviruses, southeastern France.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The SARS-CoV-2 epidemic presents a poorly understood epidemiological cycle. We aimed to compare the age and weekly distributions of the five human coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2, that circulated in southeastern France.

Methods

We analyzed all available diagnoses of respiratory viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, performed between 09/2013 and 05/2020 at the University Hospital Institute Méditerranée Infection in Marseille, southeastern France.

Results

For SARS-CoV-2, positive children <15 years of age represented 3.4% (228/6,735) of all positive cases, which is significantly less than for endemic coronaviruses (46.1%; 533/1,156; p < 0.001). Among 10,026 patients tested for SARS-CoV-2 and endemic coronaviruses in 2020, children <15 years represented a signifi

SUBMITTER: Colson P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7511210 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature