Viral RNA Load in Mildly Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Children with COVID-19, Seoul, South Korea
Mi Seon Han, Moon‐Woo Seong, Namhee Kim, Sue Shin, Sung Im Cho, Hyunwoong Park, Taek Soo Kim, Sung Sup Park, Eun Hwa Choi
Abstract
Along with positive SARS-CoV-2 RNA in nasopharyngeal swabs, viral RNA was detectable at high concentration for >3 weeks in fecal samples from 12 mildly symptomatic and asymptomatic children with COVID-19 in Seoul, South Korea. Saliva also tested positive during the early phase of infection. If proven infectious, feces and saliva could serve as transmission sources.
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