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. 2020 Jun;53(3):373-376.
doi: 10.1016/j.jmii.2020.03.010. Epub 2020 Mar 19.

Do children need a longer time to shed SARS-CoV-2 in stool than adults?

Xiang Ma  1 , Liang Su  2 , Yunkui Zhang  3 , Xiuzhen Zhang  4 , Zhongtao Gai  5 , Zhongfa Zhang  6
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Do children need a longer time to shed SARS-CoV-2 in stool than adults?

Xiang Ma et al. J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2020 Jun.

Abstract

SARS-CoV-2 can be shed in the stool of patients in the recovery phase. Children show a longer shedding time than adults. We analyzed the possible causes of this finding and recommend that a negative stool sample be included in a patient's discharge criteria.

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Declaration of Competing Interest All authors report no conflicts of interest relevant to this article.

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