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. 2020 Apr 16:ciaa447. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa447

Sequential analysis of viral load in a neonate and her mother infected with SARS-CoV-2

Mi Seon Han 1,#, Moon-Woo Seong 2,#, Eun Young Heo 3, Ji Hong Park 4, Namhee Kim 5, Sue Shin 5, Sung Im Cho 2, Sung Sup Park 2, Eun Hwa Choi 4,6,
PMCID: PMC7184375  PMID: 32297925

Abstract

We report changes in viral load over time in a 27-day old neonate with COVID-19 who presented with fever, cough, and vomiting. SARS-CoV-2 RNA was detected in the nasopharynx, oropharynx, stool, saliva, plasma, and urine. The highest viral RNA copies in nasopharynx decreased over time while viral load in stool remained high.

Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, coronavirus, neonate, viral load


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