A Well Infant With Coronavirus Disease 2019 With High Viral Load.

Kam, Kai-Qian; Yung, Chee Fu; Cui, Lin; Tzer Pin Lin, Raymond; Mak, Tze Minn; Maiwald, Matthias; Li, Jiahui; Chong, Chia Yin et al. · Clin Infect Dis · 2020

case_report · Level V

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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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