A Pilot COVID-19 Surveillance Program at the Zendrini Center in Milan (Italy) for Unaccompanied Foreign Minors
Abstract
:1. Introduction
The Setting
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
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- Thirty-eight subjects (33 minors, 87%, and five operators, 13%) received only one swab;
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- Nineteen subjects (nine minors, 87%, and five operators, 47%) received two swabs;
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- Nine subjects (7 minors, 78%, and two operators, 23%) received three swabs;
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- Four subjects (all minors) received four swabs;
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- Four subjects (all minors) received five swabs;
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- Three subjects (one minor, 33%, and two operators, 67%) received six swabs;
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- Three subjects (all operators) received seven swabs.
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Tambuzzi, S.; Cummaudo, M.; Maggioni, L.; Tritella, S.; Lucchesi, B.; Montedoro, P.; Agostinelli, I.; Trezzi, S.; Costantino, A.M.; Mazzoni, R.; Marognoli, M.; Poppa, P.; De Angelis, D.; Cattaneo, C. A Pilot COVID-19 Surveillance Program at the Zendrini Center in Milan (Italy) for Unaccompanied Foreign Minors. Children 2022, 9, 1485. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9101485
Tambuzzi S, Cummaudo M, Maggioni L, Tritella S, Lucchesi B, Montedoro P, Agostinelli I, Trezzi S, Costantino AM, Mazzoni R, Marognoli M, Poppa P, De Angelis D, Cattaneo C. A Pilot COVID-19 Surveillance Program at the Zendrini Center in Milan (Italy) for Unaccompanied Foreign Minors. Children. 2022; 9(10):1485. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9101485
Chicago/Turabian StyleTambuzzi, Stefano, Marco Cummaudo, Lidia Maggioni, Stefania Tritella, Barbara Lucchesi, Paola Montedoro, Immacolata Agostinelli, Sofia Trezzi, Antonella Maria Costantino, Rossana Mazzoni, Michela Marognoli, Pasquale Poppa, Danilo De Angelis, and Cristina Cattaneo. 2022. "A Pilot COVID-19 Surveillance Program at the Zendrini Center in Milan (Italy) for Unaccompanied Foreign Minors" Children 9, no. 10: 1485. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9101485