SARS-CoV-2-Positive Sputum and Feces After Conversion of Pharyngeal Samples in Patients With COVID-19.
- Resource Type
- letter
- Authors
- Chen, Chen; Gao, Guiju; Xu, Yanli; Pu, Lin; Wang, Qi; Wang, Liming; Wang, Wenling; Song, Yangzi; Chen, Meiling; Wang, Linghang; Yu, Fengting; Yang, Siyuan; Tang, Yunxia; Zhao, Li; Wang, Huijuan; Wang, Yajie; Zeng, Hui; Zhang, Fujie
- Source
- Annals of Internal Medicine. 6/16/2020, Vol. 172 Issue 12, p832-834. 3p. 1 Chart, 1 Graph.
- Subject
- *COVID-19
*SPUTUM
*SARS-CoV-2
*RESPIRATORY infections
*FECES
- Language
- ISSN
- 0003-4819
I Objective: i To assess the results of RT-qPCR for SARS-CoV-2 RNA of sputum and fecal samples from a group of patients after conversion of their pharyngeal samples from positive to negative. We report the findings of patients with at least 1 initial or follow-up RT-qPCR positive sputum or fecal sample obtained within 24 hours of a follow-up negative RT-qPCR pharyngeal sample. Patient 2 had RT-qPCR positive sputum samples after negative pharyngeal samples (although not paired within 24 hours); he was discharged from the hospital on the basis of sequential negative samples. [Extracted from the article]