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Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Jun 17;26(6). doi: 10.3201/eid2606.200301. [Epub ahead of print] [h=1]Detection of Novel Coronavirus by RT-PCR in Stool Specimen from Asymptomatic Child, China.[/h]
Tang A, Tong ZD, Wang HL, Dai YX, Li KF, Liu JN, Wu WJ, Yuan C, Yu ML, Li P, Yan JB.
[h=3]Abstract[/h] We report an asymptomatic child who was positive for a 2019 novel coronavirus by reverse transcription PCR in a stool specimen 17 days after the last virus exposure. The child was virus positive in stool specimens for at least an additional 9 days. Respiratory tract specimens were negative by reverse transcription PCR.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] 2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; China; RT-PCR; SARS-CoV-2; asymptomatic child; coronavirus; novel coronavirus; respiratory infections; reverse transcription PCR; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; stool; viruses
PMID: 32150527 DOI: 10.3201/eid2606.200301
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Tang A, Tong ZD, Wang HL, Dai YX, Li KF, Liu JN, Wu WJ, Yuan C, Yu ML, Li P, Yan JB.
[h=3]Abstract[/h] We report an asymptomatic child who was positive for a 2019 novel coronavirus by reverse transcription PCR in a stool specimen 17 days after the last virus exposure. The child was virus positive in stool specimens for at least an additional 9 days. Respiratory tract specimens were negative by reverse transcription PCR.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] 2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; China; RT-PCR; SARS-CoV-2; asymptomatic child; coronavirus; novel coronavirus; respiratory infections; reverse transcription PCR; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; stool; viruses
PMID: 32150527 DOI: 10.3201/eid2606.200301
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