Direct COVID-19 infection of enterocytes: The role of hypochlorhydria.
Am J Infect Control
; 49(3): 385-386, 2021 03.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-703958
ABSTRACT
COVD-19 disease is characteristically respiratory in nature; however, some patients have gastrointestinal symptoms. These include changes in taste, nausea/vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. A report has been published of a young patient who repeatedly tested positive in stool samples while nasopharyngeal tests remained negative. This raises doubts about our understanding of the dynamics of COVID-19 disease. The current report describes a need for selective stool testing to explore fecal shedding of viral RNA and presents a hypothesis for direct infection of enterocytes in cases of hypochlorhydria.
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Main subject:
Achlorhydria
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Enterocytes
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Diarrhea
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Am J Infect Control
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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