Do children need a longer time to shed SARS-CoV-2 in stool than adults?

Ma, Xiang; Su, Liang; Zhang, Yunkui; Zhang, Xiuzhen; Gai, Zhongtao; Zhang, Zhongfa

Ma, Xiang; Su, Liang; Zhang, Yunkui; Zhang, Xiuzhen; Gai, Zhongtao; Zhang, Zhongfa.

Ma X; Department of Respiratory, Qilu Children's Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250022, China. Electronic address: maxiang0176@163.com.
Su L; Department of Infectious Diseases, Jinan Infectious Diseases Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, 250021, China. Electronic address: su_li@126.com.
Zhang Y; Department of Respiratory, Qilu Children's Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250022, China. Electronic address: zhyk6606@aliyun.com.
Zhang X; Department of Infectious Diseases, Jinan Infectious Diseases Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, 250021, China. Electronic address: yyt19741009@126.com.
Gai Z; Department of Respiratory, Qilu Children's Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250022, China; Jinan Institute of Pediatrics, Qilu Children's Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250022, China. Electronic address: gaizhongtao@sina.com.
Zhang Z; Department of Infectious Diseases, Jinan Infectious Diseases Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, 250021, China. Electronic address: zzf235@163.com.

J Microbiol Immunol Infect ; 53(3): 373-376, 2020 Jun.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-9661

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SARS-CoV-2 can be shed in the stool of patients in the recovery phase. Children show a longer shedding time than adults. We analyzed the possible causes of this finding and recommend that a negative stool sample be included in a patient's discharge criteria.

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Betacoronavirus/isolation & purification; Feces/virology; Adult; COVID-19; Child; Child, Preschool; Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis; Coronavirus Infections/pathology; Female; Humans; Infant; Male; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral/diagnosis; Pneumonia, Viral/pathology; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods; SARS-CoV-2; Time Factors

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Feces / Betacoronavirus Type of study: Diagnostic study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Adult / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male Language: English Journal: J Microbiol Immunol Infect Journal subject: Allergy and Immunology / Microbiology Year: 2020 Document Type: Article

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