Easy to miss w/ so much going on but this Clinical ID report supports reservoir of #COVID19 w/ high VL in asymptomatic #infant shed in stool as well @AmerAcadPeds @PIDSociety @IDSAInfopic.twitter.com/UhDNFSHbua
Stool shedding may continue up to a month in children with #COVID19 based on report from a case series in 10 children by Cai et al.pic.twitter.com/Cwimk38KaP
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I thought children were spared. How old is the youngest ever infected?
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There have been neonates reported to be infected. In a study I will be releasing on
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Is this just detecting RNA or do people know if there is also infectious virus? The RNA from viruses can stick around for a really long time without there necessarily being infectious particles.
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They only tested RNA. The length of shedding though at such a high frequency raises the strong possibility of the gastrointestinal tract being another site of viral replication. However, this was just a single case series. More investigation is required.
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Is there a way to find out if you’ve already had it? For everyone who has had potential symptoms this winter but gotten better?
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Eventually we should have an antibody test (serology) we can do on blood for this purpose, but not available in US yet
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@DrBrandon55 , can you please share the link of this study? Thank you :) - 1 more reply
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Thanks so much. Is there a link to this?
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