A Well Infant With Coronavirus Disease 2019 With High Viral Load
Clinical Infectious Diseases2020Vol. 71(15), pp. 847–849
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Kai‐Qian Kam, Chee Fu Yung, Lin Cui, Raymond Tzer Pin Lin, Tze Minn Mak, Matthias Maiwald, Jiahui Li, Chia Yin Chong, Karen Donceras Nadua, Natalie Woon Hui Tan, Koh Cheng Thoon
Abstract
A well 6-month-old infant with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) had persistently positive nasopharyngeal swabs up to day 16 of admission. This case highlights the difficulties in establishing the true incidence of COVID-19, as asymptomatic individuals can excrete the virus. These patients may play important roles in human-to-human transmission in the community.
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