Detection of Novel Coronavirus by RT-PCR in Stool Specimen from Asymptomatic Child, China

We report an asymptomatic child who was positive for a 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 transcrip...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2020-06, Vol.26 (6), p.1337-1339
Hauptverfasser:	Tang, An, Tong, Zhen-Dong, Wang, Hong-Ling, Dai, Ya-Xin, Li, Ke-Feng, Liu, Jie-Nan, Wu, Wen-Jie, Yuan, Chen, Yu, Meng-Lu, Li, Peng, Yan, Jian-Bo
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Asymptomatic Betacoronavirus - isolation & purification Child coronavirus Coronavirus Infections - diagnosis Coronaviruses COVID-19 Detection of Novel Coronavirus by RT-PCR in Stool Specimen from Asymptomatic Child, China Disease control Disease prevention Disease transmission Elementary school students Epidemiology Expedited Feces - virology Fever Hospitalization Hospitals Humans Infections Laboratories Male Medical research novel coronavirus novel coronavirus disease Pandemics Patients Pneumonia Pneumonia, Viral - diagnosis Research Letter respiratory infections Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction RNA, Viral - isolation & purification SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 viruses
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Zusammenfassung:	We report an asymptomatic child who was positive for a 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.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2606.200301