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The isolation period should be longer: Lesson from a child infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Chongqing, China

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Lin J.,
Dai J.
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Language
English
Document Type
Article
Source Title
Pediatric Pulmonology
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Inc.

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In December 2019, COVID-19 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) outbroke in Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei province, China. The disease rapidly spread to other areas in China due to a huge population movement during the New Year Festival. Here, a 7-year-old child with SARS-CoV-2 infection in Chongqing, outside of Wuhan, Hubei province, was reported. This case suggested that children infected with SARS-CoV-2 are more likely to present milder manifestations than adults. The continuous positive real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction assay for SARS-CoV-2 in the child's throat swab sample indicated the isolation period for suspected child cases should be longer than 14 days. ᄅ 2020 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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