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Xu, Yi; Li, Xufang; Zhu, Bing; Liang, Huiying; Fang, Chunxiao; Gong, Yu; Guo, Qiaozhi; Sun, Xin; Zhao, Danyang; Shen, Jun; Zhang, Huayan; Liu, Hongsheng; Xia, Huimin; Tang, Jinling; Zhang, Kang; Gong, Sitang
Nature medicine, 04/2020, Letnik: 26, Številka: 4Journal Article
We report epidemiological and clinical investigations on ten pediatric SARS-CoV-2 infection cases confirmed by real-time reverse transcription PCR assay of SARS-CoV-2 RNA. Symptoms in these cases were nonspecific and no children required respiratory support or intensive care. Chest X-rays lacked definite signs of pneumonia, a defining feature of the infection in adult cases. Notably, eight children persistently tested positive on rectal swabs even after nasopharyngeal testing was negative, raising the possibility of fecal-oral transmission.
