Illness duration and symptom profile in symptomatic UK school-aged children tested for SARS-CoV-2.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In children, SARS-CoV-2 infection is usually asymptomatic or causes a mild illness of short duration. Persistent illness has been reported; however, its prevalence and characteristics are unclear. We aimed to determine illness duration and characteristics in symptomatic UK school-aged children tested for SARS-CoV-2 using data from the COVID Symptom Study, one of the largest UK citizen participatory epidemiological studies to date.

Methods

In this prospective cohort study, data from UK school-aged children (age 5-17 years) were reported by an adult proxy. Participants were voluntary, and used a mobile application (app) launched jointly by Zoe Limited and King's College London. Illness duration and symptom prevalence, duration, and burden were analysed for children

SUBMITTER: Molteni E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8443448 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature