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Introduction: In this study, a comparison of clinical, epidemiological and laboratory parameters between symptomatic and asymptomatic children with SARS-CoV-2 infection was performed Materials and Methods: Data from all children with laboratory confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection admitted to KK Women\'s and Children\'s Hospital (KKH), Singapore, from January to May 2020 were analysed Results: Of the 39 COVID-19 children included, 38 5% were asymptomatic Household transmission accounted for 95% of cases The presenting symptoms of symptomatic children were low-grade fever (54 2%), rhinorrhoea (45 8%), sore throat (25%), diarrhoea (12 5%) and acute olfactory dysfunction (5 4%) Children of Chinese ethnicity (37 5% vs 6 7%), complete blood count (45 8% vs 6 7%) and liver enzyme abnormalities (25% vs 7 7%) were more common in symptomatic versus asymptomatic children All children had a mild disease course and none required oxygen supplementation or intensive care Conclusions: The high proportion of asymptomatic infected children coupled with household transmission as the main source of paediatric COVID-19 infection underscores the importance of early screening and isolation of children upon detection of an index case of COVID-19 in a household Symptomatic children were more likely to have abnormal laboratory parameters but they did not have a poorer outcome compared to asymptomatic cases
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