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

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Xiang Ma, Liang Su, Yunkui Zhang, Xiuzhen Zhang, Zhongtao Gai, Zhongfa Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-06-01
Series:Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118220300700