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Case Reports
. 2020 Jul 28;71(15):847-849.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa201.

A Well Infant With Coronavirus Disease 2019 With High Viral Load

Kai-Qian Kam  1 , Chee Fu Yung  1 , Lin Cui  2 , Raymond Tzer Pin Lin  2 , Tze Minn Mak  2 , Matthias Maiwald  3 , Jiahui Li  1 , Chia Yin Chong  1 , Karen Nadua  1 , Natalie Woon Hui Tan  1 , Koh Cheng Thoon  1
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A Well Infant With Coronavirus Disease 2019 With High Viral Load

Kai-Qian Kam et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

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.

Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; infant.

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Figure 1.
Infant and mother’s viral cycle threshold trend. Abbreviations: Ct, cycle threshold; ND, not detectable; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
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