Open AccessDuration of Respiratory and Gastrointestinal Viral Shedding in Children With SARS-CoV-2: A Systematic Review and Synthesis of Data
Author(s) -
Cecilia L H Xu,
Manjri Raval,
Jesse Schnall,
Jason C Kwong,
Natasha E Holmes
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.0000000000002814
Subject(s) - viral shedding , medicine , respiratory system , gastrointestinal tract , coronavirus , respiratory tract , virus , viral load , virology , covid-19 , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Children with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are more likely to have mild or no symptoms compared with adults and may represent important vectors for transmitting the virus. Little is known about the duration of respiratory and gastrointestinal viral shedding in children with COVID-19.