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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Autores principales: 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
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7258461/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32150527
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2606.200301
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Sumario: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.

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