Prolonged SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection in anal/rectal swabs and stool specimens in COVID-19 patients after negative conversion in nasopharyngeal RT-PCR test.

Kipkorir, Vincent; Cheruiyot, Isaac; Ngure, Brian; Misiani, Musa; Munguti, Jeremiah

Kipkorir, Vincent; Cheruiyot, Isaac; Ngure, Brian; Misiani, Musa; Munguti, Jeremiah.

Kipkorir V; Department of Human Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.
Cheruiyot I; Department of Human Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.
Ngure B; Department of Human Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.
Misiani M; Department of Human Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.
Munguti J; Department of Human Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.

J Med Virol ; 92(11): 2328-2331, 2020 11.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-245534

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Anal Canal/virology; COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing/statistics & numerical data; COVID-19/diagnosis; Feces/virology; Nasopharynx/virology; Rectum/virology; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Child; Child, Preschool; Cohort Studies; Data Analysis; Female; Humans; Infant; Male; Middle Aged; RNA, Viral/isolation & purification; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; SARS-CoV-2; Virus Shedding; Young Adult

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COVID-19; coronavirus; prolonged SARS-CoV-2 detection

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Anal Canal / Rectum / Nasopharynx / Feces / COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing / COVID-19 Type of study: Cohort study / Diagnostic study / Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male / Middle aged Language: English Journal: J Med Virol Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Jmv.26007

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