Discovery and Full Genome Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 in Stool Specimen from a Recovered Patient, China

Autor: Yi Chen, Dandan Zhang, Qian Weidong, Zhang Jianing, Wang Wenjing, Guozhang Xu, Hongxia Ni, Bo Yi, Liu Yuhui, Suli Jiao, Yongdong Li
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Polish Journal of Microbiology
Polish Journal of Microbiology, Vol 70, Iss 3 (2021)
ISSN: 2544-4646
Popis: SARS-CoV-2 was found in a recovered patient’s stool specimen by combining quantitative reverse transcription PCR (qRT-PCR) and genome sequencing. The patient was virus positive in stool specimens for at least an additional 15 days after he was recovered, whereas respiratory tract specimens were negative. The discovery of the complete genome of SARS-CoV-2 in the stool sample of the recovered patient demonstrates a cautionary warning that the potential mode of the virus transmission cannot be excluded through the fecal-oral route after viral clearance in the respiratory tract.
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