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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Kam KQ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7313923 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society 20200701 3
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was detected from at least 1 buccal specimen in 9 of 11 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-infected children (81.8%). Viral loads in buccal specimens were substantially lower than those in nasopharyngeal specimens. Buccal swabs are not good as COVID-19 screening specimens in children. ...[more]