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. 2020 Aug;81(2):318-356.
doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.03.049. Epub 2020 Apr 10.

Dynamics of faecal SARS-CoV-2 in infected children during the convalescent phase

Yuhan Xing  1 , Wei Ni  2 , Qin Wu  2 , Wenjie Li  2 , Guoju Li  2 , Wendi Wang  2 , Jianning Tong  2 , Xiufeng Song  2 , Gary Wing Kin Wong  3 , Quansheng Xing  4
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Dynamics of faecal SARS-CoV-2 in infected children during the convalescent phase

Yuhan Xing et al. J Infect. 2020 Aug.
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Keywords: COVID-19; Children; Faecal shedding; SARS-CoV-2.

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Timeline for Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Respiratory and Faecal Specimens. Days since negative conversion of viral RNA in throat swabs are shown in numbers with grey boxes. Boxes with red plus sign denote the days when faecal specimens were positive for reverse transcription PCR testing. Boxes with minus sign represent6 the days when viral RNA was not detectable in faecal samples. NA means faecal specimen was not collected from the patients on that day and laboratory result was not available.
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