Open AccessSymptomatic Infection is Associated with Prolonged Duration of Viral Shedding in Mild Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Retrospective Study of 110 Children in Wuhan
Author(s) -
Yingying Lü,
Yang Li,
Wenyue Deng,
Mingyang Li,
Yonghong He,
Lingyue Huang,
Mengxue Lv,
Jianxin Li,
Hao Du
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/inf.0000000000002729
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , viral shedding , asymptomatic , odds ratio , pneumonia , retrospective cohort study , covid-19 , confidence interval , viral pneumonia , viral load , gastroenterology , immunology , disease , virus , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Information regarding viral shedding in children with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was limited. This study aims to investigate the clinical and laboratory characteristics associated with viral shedding in children with mild COVID-19.