Infectious Disease Service, Department of Pediatrics, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore.
Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore.
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2020 Jul 13;9(3):370-372. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piaa068.
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.
至少有 11 例 2019 年冠状病毒病(COVID-19)感染儿童(81.8%)的 1 份口腔标本中检测到严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒 2(SARS-CoV-2)。在口腔标本中检测到的病毒载量明显低于鼻咽标本。口腔拭子不适用于儿童 COVID-19 的筛查标本。