Very important case series of 10 children with #COVID19. Mild symptoms, which might have been overlooked if not for chest X-ray. Detectable in swabs "4-48 hours after symptom onset" and prolonged viral shedding in faeces for >= 2 weeks. #Covid_19 academic.oup.com/cid/advance-ar…
"Virus shedding in respiratory specimens is longer in children with mild COVID, which will impose a challenge for infection control."
Children may have mild disease, but they appear to pose a high risk in terms of potentially spreading #COVID19 to others. #CoronavirusOutbreak
Children may have mild disease, but they appear to pose a high risk in terms of potentially spreading #COVID19 to others. #CoronavirusOutbreak
"Surprisingly, we also noted a high frequency (83.3%) of 2019-nCoV RNA detection in feces ... and prolonged virus RNA shedding in feces for at least 2 weeks and even more than 1 month"
If actual virus and not harmless fragments, major implications for #COVID19 faecal-oral route.
If actual virus and not harmless fragments, major implications for #COVID19 faecal-oral route.
