Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in children: a prospective multicentre cohort study

Thomas Waterfield; Chris Watson; Rebecca Moore; Kathryn Ferris; Claire Tonry; Alison Watt; Claire McGinn; Steven Foster; Jennifer Evans; Mark David Lyttle; Shazaad Ahmad; Shamez Ladhani; Michael Corr; Lisa McFetridge; Hannah Mitchell; Kevin Brown; Gayatri Amirthalingam; Julie-Ann Maney; Sharon Christie

doi:10.1136/archdischild-2020-320558

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Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in children: a prospective multicentre cohort study

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Thomas Waterfield Queen's University Belfast Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Belfast, UK Emergency Department, Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street, Dublin D01 YC67, Ireland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Chris Watson Queen's University Belfast Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Belfast, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Rebecca Moore General Paediatrics, Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, Belfast, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kathryn Ferris Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Claire Tonry Queen's University Belfast Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Belfast, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Alison Watt Regional Virus Laboratory, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Claire McGinn General Paediatrics, Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, Belfast, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Steven Foster Emergency Department, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jennifer Evans Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Cardiff, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mark David Lyttle Emergency Department, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Shazaad Ahmad Department of Virology, Manchester Medical Microbiology Partnership, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Shamez Ladhani Immunisation and Countermeasures Division, Public Health England, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Michael Corr Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Lisa McFetridge Mathematical Sciences Research Centre, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Hannah Mitchell Mathematical Sciences Research Centre, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kevin Brown Virus Reference Department, Public Health England, Colindale, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Gayatri Amirthalingam Immunisation,Hepatitis & Blood Safety Department, Public Health England Immunisation and Countermeasures Division, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Julie-Ann Maney Emergency Department, Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, Belfast, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sharon Christie Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, Belfast, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Thomas Waterfield, Emergency Department, Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street, Dublin D01 YC67, Ireland; thomas.waterfield{at}googlemail.com

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Waterfield T, Watson C, Moore R, et al

Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in children: a prospective multicentre cohort study

Archives of Disease in Childhood 2021;106:680-686.

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Received August 27, 2020
Accepted October 12, 2020
First published November 10, 2020.

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June 18, 2021

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