Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Different Types of Clinical Specimens

Abstract

This study describes results of PCR and viral RNA testing for SARS-CoV-2 in bronchoalveolar fluid, sputum, feces, blood, and urine specimens from patients with COVID-19 infection in China to identify possible means of non-respiratory transmission.

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MedicineSputumSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Bronchoalveolar lavageFecesCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Virology2019-20 coronavirus outbreakBetacoronavirusTransmission (telecommunications)UrineRespiratory systemImmunologyPathologyMicrobiologyInternal medicineLungTuberculosisInfectious disease (medical specialty)Disease

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AdolescentAdultAgedBetacoronavirusBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidBronchoscopyCOVID-19ChildChildPreschoolChinaCoronavirus InfectionsFecesFemaleGene DosageGenesViralHumansMaleMiddle AgedNoseOpen Reading FramesPandemicsPharynxPneumoniaViralRNAViralReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionSARS-CoV-2SputumViral LoadYoung Adult

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Year: 2020
Type: article
Volume: 323
Issue: 18
Pages: 1843-1844
Citations: 5314
Access: Closed

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                                    Wen‐Ching Wang, 
                                
                                    Yanli Xu, 
                                
                                    Ruqin Gao
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Different Types of Clinical Specimens. 
                            JAMA
                            , 323
                            (18)
                            , 1843-1844.
                            https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.3786
                        

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DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.3786
PMID: 32159775
PMCID: PMC7066521

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