id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-272696-1jg46veg Tang, An Detection of Novel Coronavirus by RT-PCR in Stool Specimen from Asymptomatic Child, China 2020-06-17 .txt text/plain 1724 93 55 We collected nasopharyngeal swab and sputum samples from the boy 15 days after the last close contact and tested these specimens for SARS-CoV-2 by using RT-PCRs targeting the open reading frame lab (ORF1ab) and nucleoprotein gene regions (4) . The boy we report had close contact with confirmed COVID-19 case-patients on several occasions before he showed an equivocal RT-PCR result for respiratory specimens and subsequently positive results for stool specimens. We report an asymptomatic child who was positive for a coronavirus by reverse transcription PCR in a stool specimen 17 days after the last virus exposure. We report an asymptomatic child who was positive for a coronavirus by reverse transcription PCR in a stool specimen 17 days after the last virus exposure. Timeline for detection of novel coronavirus by RT-PCR in stool specimen from asymptomatic child, China ./cache/cord-272696-1jg46veg.txt ./txt/cord-272696-1jg46veg.txt