Hidden SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Infections in Young Children: What Routine Tests Do Not Tell

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Authors

Stijn Bogaert · St. Elisabeth-Hospital Bochum

Hannah Lukasik · Johannes Wesling Klinikum Minden

Panagiotis Georgiou · European University Cyprus

Philipp Gude · St. Elisabeth-Hospital Bochum

Sonja Farajzadeh · St. Elisabeth-Hospital Bochum

Stefan Dazert · St. Elisabeth-Hospital Bochum

Olaf Michel

Abstract

Routine PCR tests in infants may present a high rate of false-negative results and a low sensitivity. These findings question preoperative screening protocols that include testing asymptomatic children who have recovered from a recent SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Topics & Keywords

SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infection Control and Ventilation

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology

Volume 30, Issue 01, pp. 001-006

DOI: 10.1055/s-0045-1809649

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