Viral RNA Load in Mildly Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Children with COVID-19, Seoul, South Korea.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 26(10): 2497-2499, 2020 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-836160
ABSTRACT
Along with positive SARS-CoV-2 RNA in nasopharyngeal swabs, viral RNA was detectable at high concentration for >3 weeks in fecal samples from 12 mildly symptomatic and asymptomatic children with COVID-19 in Seoul, South Korea. Saliva also tested positive during the early phase of infection. If proven infectious, feces and saliva could serve as transmission sources.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Saliva
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RNA, Viral
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Nasopharynx
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Coronavirus Infections
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Feces
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Betacoronavirus
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Emerg Infect Dis
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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