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

      Dobaño, Carlota; Alonso, Selena; Fernández de Sevilla, Mariona; Vidal, Marta; Jiménez, Alfons; Pons Tomas, Gemma; Jairoce, Chenjerai; Melé Casas, María; Rubio, Rocío; Hernández García, María; Ruiz-Olalla, Gemma; Girona-Alarcón, Mònica; Barrios, Diana; Santano, Rebeca; Mitchell, Robert A.; Puyol, Laura; Mayer, Leonie; Chi, Jordi; Rodrigo Melero, Natalia; Carolis, Carlo; Garcia-Miquel, Aleix; Bonet-Carne, Elisenda; Claverol, Joana; Cubells, Marta; Fortuny, Claudia; Fumado, Vicky; Jou, Cristina; Muñoz-Almagro, Carmen; Izquierdo, Luis; Bassat, Quique; Gratacós, Eduard; Aguilar, Ruth; García-García, Juan José; Moncunill, Gemma; Jordan, Iolanda (BMC Medicine, 2021)
      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, ...
    • Low transmission of SARS-CoV-2 derived from children in family clusters: an observational study of family households in the Barcelona Metropolitan Area, Spain 

      Mele-Casas, Maria; Launes, Cristian; F. de Sevilla, Mariona; Hernandez-Garcia, Maria; Pons-Tomas, Gemma; Bassat, Quique; Fumado, Victoria; Fortuny, Claudia; Garcia-Miquel, Aleix; Bonet-Carne, Elisenda; Prats, Clara; Ajanovic, Sara; Cubells, Marta; Claverol, Joana; Penela-Sanchez, Daniel; Jou, Cristina; Arias, Sara; Balanza, Nuria; Baro, Barbara; Millat-Martinez, Pere; Alonso, Sergio; Alvarez-Lacalle, Enric; Catala, Marti; Cuadras, Daniel; Muñoz-Almagro, Carmen; Gratacos, Eduard; Jordan, Iolanda; Garcia-Garcia, Juan Jose (PLoS ONE, 2022)
      Background: Family clusters offer a good opportunity to study viral transmission in a stable setting. We aimed to analyze the specific role of children in transmission of SARS-CoV-2 within households. ...
    • SARS-CoV-2 transmission in teenagers and young adults in Fútbol Club Barcelona’s multidisciplinary sports training academy 

      Hernández García, María; Bassat, Quique; Fumado, Victoria; Rodas, Gil; Pi, Ramon; Miranda-Garcia, Maite; Girona-Alarcón, Mònica; Català, Martí; Alonso, Sergio; Alvarez Lacalle, Enrique; López, Daniel; Melé-Casas, Maria; Pons Tomas, Gemma; F. de Sevilla, Mariona; Bonet-Carne, Elisenda; FORTUNY, CLAUDIA; García-Miquel, Aleix; Jou, Cristina; Adroher, Cristina; Claverol, Joana; Cubells, Marta; Codina, Anna; Cuadras, Daniel; Gratacós, Eduard; Brotons de Los Reyes, Pedro; Muñoz-Almagro, Carmen; Prats, Clara; García-García, Juan José; Jordan, Iolanda (European Journal of Pediatrics, 2023)
      Most studies, aimed at determining the incidence and transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in children and teenagers, have been developed in school settings. Our study conducted surveillance and inferred attack ...
    • Susceptibility to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection among children and adults: a seroprevalence study of family households in the Barcelona metropolitan region, Spain 

      Brotons, Pedro; Launes, Cristian; Buetas, Elena; Fumado, Vicky; Henares, Desirée; Fernandez de Sevilla, Mariona; Redin, Alba; Fuente-Soro, Laura; Cuadras, Daniel; Melé Casas, María; Jou, Cristina; Millat-Martínez, Pere; Jordan, Iolanda; Garcia-Garcia, Juan Jose; Bassat, Quique; Muñoz-Almagro, Carmen; Kids Corona Study Group (Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2021-06)
      Background: Susceptibility of children and adults to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and persistence of antibody response to the virus after infection resolution ...