Clin Infect Dis. A Well Infant with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) with High Viral Load

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Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Feb 28. pii: ciaa201. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa201. [Epub ahead of print] [h=1]A Well Infant with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) with High Viral Load.[/h]
Kam KQ[SUP]1[/SUP], Yung CF[SUP]1[/SUP], Cui L[SUP]2[/SUP], Lin Tzer Pin R[SUP]2[/SUP], Mak TM[SUP]2[/SUP], Maiwald M[SUP]3[/SUP], Li J[SUP]1[/SUP], Chong CY[SUP]1[/SUP], Nadua K[SUP]1[/SUP], Tan NWH[SUP]1[/SUP], Thoon KC[SUP]1[/SUP].
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[h=3]Abstract[/h] A well 6-month-old infant with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) had persistently positive nasopharyngeal swabs to day 16 of admission. This case highlights the difficulties in establishing the true incidence of COVID-19 as asymptomatic individuals can excrete the virus. These patients may play important roles in human-to-human transmission in the community.
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[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] 2019 novel coronavirus; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; infant

PMID: 32112082 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa201