Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Different Types of Clinical Specimens
Author(s) -
WenChing Wang,
Yanli Xu,
Ruqin Gao,
Roujian Lu,
Kai Han,
Guizhen Wu,
Wenjie Tan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2020.3786
Subject(s) - medicine , sputum , covid-19 , bronchoalveolar lavage , feces , virology , betacoronavirus , transmission (telecommunications) , urine , respiratory system , immunology , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , lung , tuberculosis , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , electrical engineering , outbreak , biology , engineering
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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