Epidemiological features of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in children in Shijiazhuang, China: an analysis of 133 cases

LU Su-Kun, NIU Bo, JI Li-Li, LIU Jian-Hua, SHUAI Jin-Feng

Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics ›› 2021, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (5) : 456-459.

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Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics ›› 2021, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (5) : 456-459. DOI: 10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2102014
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Epidemiological features of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in children in Shijiazhuang, China: an analysis of 133 cases

  • LU Su-Kun, NIU Bo, JI Li-Li, LIU Jian-Hua, SHUAI Jin-Feng
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Objective To study the epidemiological features of children with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in Shijiazhuang, China. Methods Based on the information officially announced on the official website of the Health Commission of Hebei Province, epidemiological data were collected from 133 children, aged 0-18 years, who were diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection in Shijiazhuang from January 2 to January 30, 2021. A statistical analysis was performed for general status, regional distribution, presence or absence of clusters, and results of SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid tests. Results Among the 133 children with SARS-CoV-2 infection, there were 65 boys and 68 girls, with a male/female ratio of 0.96:1. The youngest age of onset was 3 months and 7 days, and the mean age of onset was (9±5) years. Of all the 133 children, 90(67.7%) were the first confirmed case of SARS-CoV-2 infection among their family members. Of all the children, 108(81.2%) came from the Gaocheng District in Shijiazhuang, among whom 38(28.6%) were from Xiaoguozhuang Village where the first patient with a confirmed diagnosis lived. SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid test at week 2 after the outbreak showed positive results in 88 children (66.2%), and only 5 children had clinical symptoms before positive SARS-CoV-2 results were obtained. Of all the 133 children, 19(14.3%) were found positive in the first SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid test after the outbreak, and 70(52.6%) had positive results for ≥4 times. There were 98 school students with infection, among whom 74(75.5%) were the first confirmed case in their family, and among 35 non-school students, 16(45.7%) were the first confirmed case in their family (P < 0.05). Conclusions Among the children confirmed with SARS-CoV-2 infection in Shijiazhuang, there is a high proportion of children who are the first confirmed case in their family, and the children are mainly distributed in the rural areas of Gaocheng. Most of these children are students, so the prevention and control of cluster infection in schools should be taken seriously. There are often no symptoms before SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid test, with a low positive rate of the first nucleic acid test, which increases the difficulty of early discovery of the epidemic.

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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 / Epidemiological characteristics / Nucleic acid test / Child

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LU Su-Kun, NIU Bo, JI Li-Li, LIU Jian-Hua, SHUAI Jin-Feng. Epidemiological features of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in children in Shijiazhuang, China: an analysis of 133 cases[J]. Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics. 2021, 23(5): 456-459 https://doi.org/10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2102014

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