Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is not detected in the vagina: A prospective study.
PLoS One
; 16(9): e0253072, 2021.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1443834
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine whether severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is present in the vagina of women diagnosed with coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pneumonia. STUDYDESIGN:
The study was conducted prospectively in a university affiliated hospital. Forty-one women of reproductive age whose nasopharyngeal PCR test were positive for SARS-CoV-2 and clinically diagnosed with pneumonia were included in the study. Vaginal swabs were obtained for SARS-CoV-2 PCR tests when the patients were admitted to the inpatient service before pneumonia treatment was initiated.RESULTS:
Vaginal swab samples of 38 patients were analysed with SARS-CoV-2 PCR tests. None of the vaginal swabs were positive for SARS-CoV-2.CONCLUSIONS:
SARS-CoV-2 does not infect the vagina of women diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Vagina
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
PLoS One
Journal subject:
Science
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Medicine
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Journal.pone.0253072
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