id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-317563-mu47vvma Yuan, Chunhui Viral loads in throat and anal swabs in children infected with SARS-CoV-2 2020-06-09 .txt text/plain 2297 108 50 Real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay on anal swabs was recently reported to be persistently positive even after throat testing was negative during severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Furthermore, viral loads detected on both throat and anal swabs also showed no significant difference (P = 0.9511) and correlation (Pearson r = 0.0434, P = 0.8406), and exhibited an inconsistent kinetic change through the course of SARS-CoV-2 infection. These findings revealed that RT-PCR-testing on throat and anal swabs showed significant difference for monitoring SARS-CoV-2 infection and correlated with different immune state in paediatric patients. Real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay has been widely used for clinical diagnosis and SARS-CoV-2 has been detected in specimens from multiple sites, including bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, sputum, nasal, anal, and throat swabs of patients with COVID-19 [2] . In conclusion, RT-PCR-testing on throat and anal swabs showed significant difference for monitoring SARS-CoV-2 infection and correlated with different immune states in paediatric patients. ./cache/cord-317563-mu47vvma.txt ./txt/cord-317563-mu47vvma.txt