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. The child was virus positive in stool specimens for at least an additional 9 days. Respiratory tract specimens were negative by reverse transcription PCR.
Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; China; RT-PCR; SARS-CoV-2; asymptomatic child; coronavirus; novel coronavirus; respiratory infections; reverse transcription PCR; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; stool; viruses.