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. 2020 Jun 7;13(7):926–931. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2020.05.025

Table 2.

Clinical features, Laboratory tests, and CT scan of COVID-19 in children with positive and negative results in stool specimens.

Median (IQR)
Normal range Total (N = 10) Positive (7,70%) Negative (3,30%) p
Age, median, y 5.08 4.69 6.00 0.68
Gender M (3,30%) M (3,42.9%) M (0,0%) 0.18
F (7,70%) F (4,57.1%) F (3,100%)
Clinical type 0.49
Mild 1,10% 1,14.3% 0,0%
Conventional 9,90% 6,85.7% 3,100%
symptomatic 5,50% 3,42.9% 2,66.7% 0.49
asymptomatic 5,50% 4,57.1% 1,33.3%
Time, days 3.75 ± 5.91 2.21 ± 1.78 7.33 ± 10.97 0.50
Hospital stays 19.80 ± 6.70 17.71 ± 4.68 24.67 ± 9.24 0.14



Signs and symptoms
Fever 4,40% 3,42.9% 1,33.3% 0.78
Dry cough 2,20% 0,0% 2,66.7% 0.02
Phlegm 1,10% 0.0% 1,33.3% 0.11



WBC × 109/L 4−10 6.35 ± 2.77 6.68 ± 2.77 5.60 ± 3.23 0.60
N × 109/L 2−7 1.85 ± 0.60 1.89 ± 0.60 1.77 ± 0.74 0.79
L × 109/L 0.8−4 4.03 ± 2.26 4.34 ± 2.27 3.30 ± 2.52 0.54
M × 109/L 0.12−0.8 0.35 ± 0.12 0.31 ± 0.12 0.43 ± 0.06 0.15
HBG 110−150 125.90 ± 7.85 125.57 ± 8.68 126.67 ± 7.09 0.85
PLT × 109/L 100−300 244.2 ± 89.69 237.0 ± 106.04 261.00 ± 43.09 0.72
ALT 0−40 24.80 ± 34.32 29.29 ± 41.09 14.33 ± 1.15 0.56
AST 0−40 31.30 ± 7.09 32.29 ± 7.57 29.00 ± 6.58 0.53
CRP 0.068−8.2 1.38 ± 3.34 1.86 ± 3.98 0.25 ± 0.11 0.52
PCT 0−0.05 0.05 ± 0.02 0.04 ± 0.02 0.05 ± 0.02 0.57
LDH 109−245 307.9 ± 92.47 302.14 ± 65.99 321.33 ± 158.21 0.86
CK 26−140 99.80 ± 45.54 101.97 ± 55.35 94.73 ± 9.21 0.75
Myo 10−46 11.67 ± 3.99 12.38 ± 4.42 10.00 ± 2.65 0.42
Ctn 0−0.01 0.01 ± 0.00 0.01 ± 0.00 0.010.00
BUN 2.9−8.2 4.25 ± 1.31 4.53 ± 1.42 3.60 ± 0.87 0.33
Cr 50.4−98.1 44.61 ± 5.83 45.47 ± 6.94 42.60 ± 0.36 0.51
PT 8.8−13.8 12.01 ± 0.50 12.02 ± 0.36 12.00 ± 0.85 0.96
D-dimer 0−0.5 0.34 ± 0.20 0..40 ± 0.20 0.21 ± 0.12 0.17
IL-6 0−7 2.50 ± 2.49 2.93 ± 2.94 1.50 ± 0.00 0.44



Pneumonia 9,90% 6,85.7% 3,100% 0.49
CT (bilateral) 6,66.7% 5,83.3% 1,33.3% 0.13
CT (unilateral) 3,33.3% 1,16.7% 2,66.7%

Note: Time; from onset to diagnosis.