Follow-up Study of Long-time Positive RT-PCR in Stool Specimens From Asymptomatic Children Infected With SARS-CoV-2. Issue 10 (October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Xie, Jun; Long, Xiaoru; Ren, Chongsong; He, Ronghui; Yan, Xiaofeng; Li, Weiguo; Luo, Zhengxiu; Li, Qiu; Xu, Hongmei; Liu, Enmei
• Is Part Of: Pediatric infectious disease journal. Volume 39:Issue 10(2020)
• Page Start: e315
• Page End: e317
• Publication Date: 2020-10
• Subjects: SARS-CoV-2 -- reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction -- children -- asymptomatic -- stool specimens; Communicable diseases in children -- Periodicals; Infection in children -- Periodicals; 618.929
• DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002837
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0891-3668

Abstract

Abstract : In the current study, we report on 4 children with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection, of which 3 of them were asymptomatic. These patients had both pharyngeal swabs and anal swabs testing during hospital or after discharge. All the 4 children showed long-time positive viral RNA in the stool specimens after pharyngeal swabs turned negative during the follow-up stage, especially in the asymptomatic children. The positive RNA in stool specimens of asymptomatic children last for more than 54 days after admission or 30 days after discharge.