Isolation of infectious SARS-CoV-2 from urine of a COVID-19 patient.
Emerg Microbes Infect
; 9(1): 991-993, 2020 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-133551
ABSTRACT
SARS-CoV-2 caused a major outbreak of severe pneumonia (COVID-19) in humans. Viral RNA was detected in multiple organs in COVID-19 patients. However, infectious SARS-CoV-2 was only isolated from respiratory specimens. Here, infectious SARS-CoV-2 was successfully isolated from urine of a COVID-19 patient. The virus isolated could infect new susceptible cells and was recognized by its' own patient sera. Appropriate precautions should be taken to avoid transmission from urine.
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Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
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Betacoronavirus
Limits:
Aged
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Animals
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Emerg Microbes Infect
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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