Sequential Analysis of Viral Load in a Neonate and Her Mother Infected With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2.

Han, Mi Seon; Seong, Moon-Woo; Heo, Eun Young; Park, Ji Hong; Kim, Namhee; Shin, Sue; Cho, Sung Im; Park, Sung Sup et al. · Clin Infect Dis · 2020

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We report changes in viral load over time in a 27-day-old neonate with coronavirus disease 2019 who presented with fever, cough, and vomiting. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 RNA was detected in the nasopharynx, oropharynx, stool, saliva, plasma, and urine. The highest viral RNA copies in nasopharynx decreased over time while viral load in stool remained high.

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