Viral RNA Load in Mildly Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Children with COVID-19, Seoul, South Korea

Along with positive SARS-CoV-2 RNA in nasopharyngeal swabs, viral RNA was detectable at high concentration for >3 weeks in fecal samples from 12 mildly symptomatic and asymptomatic children with COVID-19 in Seoul, South Korea. Saliva also tested positive during the early phase of infection. If pr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2020-10, Vol.26 (10), p.2497-2499
Hauptverfasser:	Han, Mi Seon, Seong, Moon-Woo, Kim, Namhee, Shin, Sue, Cho, Sung Im, Park, Hyunwoong, Kim, Taek Soo, Park, Sung Sup, Choi, Eun Hwa
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Age Asymptomatic Asymptomatic Infections Betacoronavirus - isolation & purification Child Child, Preschool children Coronavirus Infections - transmission Coronavirus Infections - urine Coronavirus Infections - virology Coronaviruses COVID-19 Disease transmission Epidemics Feces Feces - virology Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Infection Infection control Infections Infectious diseases Juvenile offenders Medical schools Nasopharynx - virology Pandemics Patients Pediatrics Plasma - virology Pneumonia, Viral - transmission Pneumonia, Viral - urine Pneumonia, Viral - virology Republic of Korea Research Letter RNA RNA, Viral - analysis saliva Saliva - virology SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Urine - virology Viral Load Viral RNA Load in Mildly Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Children with COVID-19, Seoul
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Zusammenfassung:	Along with positive SARS-CoV-2 RNA in nasopharyngeal swabs, viral RNA was detectable at high concentration for >3 weeks in fecal samples from 12 mildly symptomatic and asymptomatic children with COVID-19 in Seoul, South Korea. Saliva also tested positive during the early phase of infection. If proven infectious, feces and saliva could serve as transmission sources.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2610.202449