Do children need a longer time to shed SARS-CoV-2 in stool than adults?
SARS-CoV-2 can be shed in the stool of patients in the recovery phase. Children show a longer shedding time than adults. We analyzed the possible causes of this finding and recommend that a negative stool sample be included in a patient's discharge criteria.
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| author | Xiang Ma Liang Su Yunkui Zhang Xiuzhen Zhang Zhongtao Gai Zhongfa Zhang |
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| description | SARS-CoV-2 can be shed in the stool of patients in the recovery phase. Children show a longer shedding time than adults. We analyzed the possible causes of this finding and recommend that a negative stool sample be included in a patient's discharge criteria. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bc4964aeb33f4ef7bacb0b845b1f47432022-12-22T03:47:57ZengElsevierJournal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection1684-11822020-06-01533373376Do children need a longer time to shed SARS-CoV-2 in stool than adults?Xiang Ma0Liang Su1Yunkui Zhang2Xiuzhen Zhang3Zhongtao Gai4Zhongfa Zhang5Department of Respiratory, Qilu Children's Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250022, ChinaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Jinan Infectious Diseases Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, 250021, ChinaDepartment of Respiratory, Qilu Children's Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250022, ChinaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Jinan Infectious Diseases Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, 250021, ChinaDepartment of Respiratory, Qilu Children's Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250022, China; Jinan Institute of Pediatrics, Qilu Children's Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250022, China; Corresponding author. Department of Respiratory, Qilu Children's Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250022, China.Department of Infectious Diseases, Jinan Infectious Diseases Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, 250021, ChinaSARS-CoV-2 can be shed in the stool of patients in the recovery phase. Children show a longer shedding time than adults. We analyzed the possible causes of this finding and recommend that a negative stool sample be included in a patient's discharge criteria.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118220300700 |
| spellingShingle | Xiang Ma Liang Su Yunkui Zhang Xiuzhen Zhang Zhongtao Gai Zhongfa Zhang Do children need a longer time to shed SARS-CoV-2 in stool than adults? Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection |
| title | Do children need a longer time to shed SARS-CoV-2 in stool than adults? |
| title_full | Do children need a longer time to shed SARS-CoV-2 in stool than adults? |
| title_fullStr | Do children need a longer time to shed SARS-CoV-2 in stool than adults? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Do children need a longer time to shed SARS-CoV-2 in stool than adults? |
| title_short | Do children need a longer time to shed SARS-CoV-2 in stool than adults? |
| title_sort | do children need a longer time to shed sars cov 2 in stool than adults |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118220300700 |
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