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. 2020 May;5(5):434-435.
doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(20)30083-2. Epub 2020 Mar 20.

Prolonged presence of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA in faecal samples

Yongjian Wu  1 , Cheng Guo  2 , Lantian Tang  1 , Zhongsi Hong  1 , Jianhui Zhou  1 , Xin Dong  1 , Huan Yin  1 , Qiang Xiao  1 , Yanping Tang  1 , Xiujuan Qu  1 , Liangjian Kuang  1 , Xiaomin Fang  1 , Nischay Mishra  2 , Jiahai Lu  3 , Hong Shan  4 , Guanmin Jiang  1 , Xi Huang  5
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Prolonged presence of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA in faecal samples

Yongjian Wu et al. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 May.
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Timeline of results from throat swabs and faecal samples through the course of disease for 41 patients with SARS-CoV-2 RNA positive faecal samples, January to March, 2020
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