Table 7. Recurrence of positive SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid in children.
| Specimens | Category of patients | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All patients (n=14) |
Asymptomatic infection (n=3) |
Clinical symptoms or CT abnormalities (n=11) | ||
| Respiratory specimens, n [%] | ||||
| Positive | 4 [29] | 1 [33] | 3 [27] | 0.5055 |
| Negative | 10 [71] | 2 [67] | 8 [73] | – |
| Anal swab, n [%] | ||||
| Positive | 5 [83] | 1 [100] | 4 [80] | – |
| Negative | 1 [17] | 0 [0] | 1 [20] | – |
14 patients had a nucleic acid re-test from respiratory specimens, of which six patients tested anal swab. Two patients re-tested positive by both respiratory specimens and anal swab.