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An infant with a mild SARS-CoV-2 infection detected only by anal swabs: a case report
Li, Juan; Feng, Jing; Liu, Tian-hu; Xu, Feng-cheng; Song, Guo-qiang.
  • Li, Juan; Pidu District Peoples Hospital. Department of Infectious Diseases. Chengdu. CN
  • Feng, Jing; Pidu District Peoples Hospital. Department of Infectious Diseases. Chengdu. CN
  • Liu, Tian-hu; Pidu District Peoples Hospital. Department of Cardiology. Deyuan Chengdu. CN
  • Xu, Feng-cheng; Pidu District Peoples Hospital. Department of Cardiology. Deyuan Chengdu. CN
  • Song, Guo-qiang; Changxing County Hospital, of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Department of Respiratory Medicine. Huzhou. CN
Braz. j. infect. dis ; 24(3): 247-249, May-June 2020. graf
Artigo em Inglês | LILACS, ColecionaSUS | ID: biblio-1132450
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in Wuhan, China and has spread rapidly worldwide. We present a mild SARS-CoV-2 infection in a baby with non-productive cough and normal chest computed tomography, in whom only anal swabs tested positive by real-time PCR testing for SARS-CoV-2. She was given atomization inhalation therapy with recombinant human interferon alfa-1b for 10 days. Her anal swabs remained positive for eight days, whereas her throat swabs were persistently negative by real-time PCR testing. Mild and asymptomatic cases, especially in children, might present with PCR negative pharyngeal/nasal swabs and PCR positive anal swabs. Those patients are potential sources of infection via fecal-oral transmission for COVID-19.
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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: LILACS (Américas) Assunto principal: Pneumonia Viral / Infecções por Coronavirus Limite: Feminino / Humanos / Lactente País/Região como assunto: Ásia Idioma: Inglês Revista: Braz. j. infect. dis Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Artigo Instituição/País de afiliação: Changxing County Hospital, of Traditional Chinese Medicine/CN / Pidu District Peoples Hospital/CN

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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: LILACS (Américas) Assunto principal: Pneumonia Viral / Infecções por Coronavirus Limite: Feminino / Humanos / Lactente País/Região como assunto: Ásia Idioma: Inglês Revista: Braz. j. infect. dis Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Artigo Instituição/País de afiliação: Changxing County Hospital, of Traditional Chinese Medicine/CN / Pidu District Peoples Hospital/CN