Infectious SARS-CoV-2 in Feces of Patient with Severe COVID-19

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 was isolated from feces of a patient in China with coronavirus disease who died. Confirmation of infectious virus in feces affirms the potential for fecal-oral or fecal-respiratory transmission and warrants further study.

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2020-08, Vol.26 (8), p.1920-1922
Main Authors: Xiao, Fei, Sun, Jing, Xu, Yonghao, Li, Fang, Huang, Xiaofang, Li, Heying, Zhao, Jingxian, Huang, Jicheng, Zhao, Jincun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Antibodies, Viral - biosynthesis
Betacoronavirus - genetics
Betacoronavirus - immunology
Betacoronavirus - pathogenicity
Clinical Laboratory Techniques - methods
coronavirus
coronavirus disease
Coronavirus Infections - diagnosis
Coronavirus Infections - physiopathology
Coronavirus Infections - therapy
Coronavirus Infections - virology
Coronaviruses
Cough - diagnosis
Cough - physiopathology
COVID-19
COVID-19 Testing
Disease transmission
Expedited
Fatal Outcome
Feces
Feces - virology
Fever - diagnosis
Fever - physiopathology
Health aspects
Hospitals
Humans
Infectious diseases
Infectious SARS-CoV-2 in Feces of Patient with Severe COVID-19
Male
Pandemics
Patients
Pneumonia
Pneumonia, Viral - diagnosis
Pneumonia, Viral - physiopathology
Pneumonia, Viral - therapy
Pneumonia, Viral - virology
Proteins
R&D
Research & development
Research Letter
Respiration, Artificial
RNA
RNA, Viral - genetics
RNA, Viral - immunology
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Urine
Viral Load
viruses
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Summary:Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 was isolated from feces of a patient in China with coronavirus disease who died. Confirmation of infectious virus in feces affirms the potential for fecal-oral or fecal-respiratory transmission and warrants further study.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2608.200681