Convenience Sampling For Pandemic Surveillance of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Children in Jackson, Mississippi
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: We assessed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 seroprevalence on residual blood samples for pediatric COVID-19 surveillance: 2263 samples were collected during routine outpatient visits (<18 years, April 2020-August 2021). Seroprevalence increased over time, coinciding with or preceding virus circulation in the community and with or preceding pediatric severe COVID-19 hospitalization peaks. Residual blood sample seroprevalence may be a useful surveillance tool in future outbreaks.
Authors: Kengo Inagaki, Amanda Penny, Sarah Gwyn, Lacy Malloch, Lora Martin, Emma Hankins, Chuck Ray, Paul Byers, Austin Harrison, Sukwan Handali, Diana Martin, Charlotte V. Hobbs
Institutions: University of Michigan, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Mississippi State Department of Health, Children's of Alabama, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Language: English
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
Award: G7543494365
OpenAlex ID: W4406163909