Study on the RNA of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) associated coronavirus in the blood and excretion of convalescent patients with SARS / 中华流行病学杂志
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
;
(12): 201-203, 2005.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-232107
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To examine the RNA of severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) in the blood and excretion of convalescent patient with SARS for prevention and treatment of the disease.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A total of 276 samples, including plasma, urine, feces and sputum, obtained from 23 convalescent patients with SARS were studied at 3 time-points at least 21 days after the onset of symptoms. RNA was extracted and nested reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was carried out using SARS-CoV specific primers.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Among the 276 samples, SARS-CoV RNA was detected in 6 cases (38.8%) by nested RT-PCR. The positive rates of SARS-CoV RNA was 5.8% in feces and 2.9% in sputum samples but SARS-CoV RNA was not detectable in plasma and urine of all the cases.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The existence of SARS-CoV RNA in the excretion of some convalescent patients with SARS showed that the excretion from these patients should be carefully treated whilthe re-transmission of SARS by which, should be further studied.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Sputum
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Virology
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Blood
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RNA, Viral
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Convalescence
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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus
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Feces
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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