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- Title
A Well Infant With Coronavirus Disease 2019 With High Viral Load.
- Authors
Kam, Kai-qian; Yung, Chee Fu; Cui, Lin; Lin, Raymond Tzer Pin; Mak, Tze Minn; Maiwald, Matthias; Li, Jiahui; Chong, Chia Yin; Nadua, Karen; Tan, Natalie Woon Hui; Thoon, Koh Cheng
- 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.
- Subjects
NASOPHARYNX microbiology; INFECTIOUS disease transmission; LENGTH of stay in hospitals; VIRAL load; COVID-19; DISEASE risk factors; CHILDREN
- Publication
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2020, Vol 71, Issue 15, p847
- ISSN
1058-4838
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/cid/ciaa201