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Yonsei medical journal · Oct 2020
Case ReportsA Case of COVID-19 in a 45-Day-Old Infant with Persistent Fecal Virus Shedding for More Than 12 Weeks.
- Seung Man Cho and Gyoung Yim Ha.
- Department of Pediatrics, Dongguk University School of Medicine, Gyeongju, Korea. csm5474@dongguk.ac.kr.
- Yonsei Med. J. 2020 Oct 1; 61 (10): 901-903.
AbstractIn this report, we describe the case of a SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) in an infant with mild fever and diarrhea in the absence of respiratory distress. A 45-day-old male infant with COVID-19 was transferred to our pediatric department. He had mild fever and diarrhea at admission. Positive-to-negative nasal swab conversion occurred on the 21st day from the onset of symptoms. However, stool swab positivity persisted during the 6-week admission period and for 7 weeks during follow-up at an outpatient clinic after discharge. Negative conversion in a stool specimen occurred on the 142nd day from the onset of symptoms. This case highlights the potential of fecal virus shedding as an important feature of viral transmission in infants and young children.© Copyright: Yonsei University College of Medicine 2020.
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