Detection of Novel Coronavirus by RT-PCR in Stool Specimen from Asymptomatic Child, China
Open Access
- 1 June 2020
- journal article
- letter
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 26 (6), 1337-1339
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2606.200301
Abstract
We report an asymptomatic child who was positive for a 2019 novel 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.Keywords
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