A Convalescent of COVID-19 with RT-PCR Test Continues Positive in Stool.
Clin Lab
; 66(12)2020 Dec 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-994192
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has affected more than 100 countries worldwide and the discharge criteria of patients with COVID-19 vary across different countries. In China, patients with two negative respiratory viral RNA tests taken at least one day apart can be discharged with no further quarantine required. Currently, PCR testing of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in fecal sample is not routinely performed.METHODS:
We present a patient with COVID-19, whose respiratory swabs became negative but fecal sample remained positive for SARS-CoV-2 RNA.RESULTS:
Stool sample collected on 27th of February was still positive for SARS-CoV-2 RNA, 24 days after the first negative respiratory swab.CONCLUSIONS:
Based on the experience from the 2003 SARS epidemic, we recommend that fecal RNA testing of SARS-CoV-2 should be incorporated into the discharge criteria to minimize the risk of transmission from the gastrointestinal tract.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Patient Discharge
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RNA, Viral
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Convalescence
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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Feces
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COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal subject:
Laboratory Techniques and procedures
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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