Longitudinal Testing for Respiratory and Gastrointestinal Shedding of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Day Care Centers in Hesse, Germany.
Sebastian HoehlEmilie KreutzerBarbara SchenkSandra WesthausIvo FoppaEva HerrmannIndia EttrichMaria LeondarakiAlexander SchaibleOlga RudychHolger RabenauAnnemarie BergerSandra CiesekPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2021)
Detection of either respiratory or gastrointestinal shedding of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in children and staff members attending day care centers was rare in the context of limited community activity and with infection prevention measures in the facilities in place.