A Well Infant With Coronavirus Disease 2019 With High Viral Load. (28th February 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kam, Kai-qian; Yung, Chee Fu; Cui, Lin; Tzer Pin Lin, Raymond; Mak, Tze Minn; Maiwald, Matthias; Li, Jiahui; Chong, Chia Yin; Nadua, Karen; Tan, Natalie Woon Hui; Thoon, Koh Cheng
• Is Part Of: Clinical infectious diseases. Volume 71:Number 15(2020)
• Page Start: 847
• Page End: 849
• Publication Date: 2020-02-28
• Subjects: COVID-19 -- SARS-CoV-2 -- infant -- 2019 novel coronavirus; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; 616.905
• DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa201
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1058-4838

Abstract

Abstract: A well 6-month-old infant with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) had persistently positive nasopharyngeal swabs up 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.