Antibody conversion rates to SARS-CoV-2 in saliva from children attending summer schools in Barcelona, Spain

Abstract Background Surveillance tools to estimate viral transmission dynamics in young populations are essential to guide recommendations for school opening and management during viral epidemics. Ideally, sensitive techniques are required to detect low viral load exposures among asymptomatic childr...

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Main Authors: Carlota Dobaño, Selena Alonso, Mariona Fernández de Sevilla, Marta Vidal, Alfons Jiménez, Gemma Pons Tomas, Chenjerai Jairoce, María Melé Casas, Rocío Rubio, María Hernández García, Gemma Ruiz-Olalla, Mònica Girona-Alarcón, Diana Barrios, Rebeca Santano, Robert A. Mitchell, Laura Puyol, Leonie Mayer, Jordi Chi, Natalia Rodrigo Melero, Carlo Carolis, Aleix Garcia-Miquel, Elisenda Bonet-Carne, Joana Claverol, Marta Cubells, Claudia Fortuny, Victoria Fumadó, Cristina Jou, Carmen Muñoz-Almagro, Luis Izquierdo, Quique Bassat, Eduard Gratacós, Ruth Aguilar, Juan José García-García, Gemma Moncunill, Iolanda Jordan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-11-01
Series:BMC Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-021-02184-1