An infant with a mild SARS-CoV-2 infection detected only by anal swabs: a case report
Braz. j. infect. dis
; 24(3): 247-249, May-June 2020. graf
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in Wuhan, China and has spread rapidly worldwide. We present a mild SARS-CoV-2 infection in a baby with non-productive cough and normal chest computed tomography, in whom only anal swabs tested positive by real-time PCR testing for SARS-CoV-2. She was given atomization inhalation therapy with recombinant human interferon alfa-1b for 10 days. Her anal swabs remained positive for eight days, whereas her throat swabs were persistently negative by real-time PCR testing. Mild and asymptomatic cases, especially in children, might present with PCR negative pharyngeal/nasal swabs and PCR positive anal swabs. Those patients are potential sources of infection via fecal-oral transmission for COVID-19.
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LILACS
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ColecionaSUS
Assunto principal:
Pneumonia Viral
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Infecções por Coronavirus
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Braz J Infect Dis
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Braz. j. infect. dis
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Braz. j. infect. dis. (Online)
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Brazilian journal of infectious diseases (Impresso)
Assunto da revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
China