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

doi:10.1016/S2468-1253(20)30083-2

. 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 Wu¹, Cheng Guo², Lantian Tang¹, Zhongsi Hong¹, Jianhui Zhou¹, Xin Dong¹, Huan Yin¹, Qiang Xiao¹, Yanping Tang¹, Xiujuan Qu¹, Liangjian Kuang¹, Xiaomin Fang¹, Nischay Mishra², Jiahai Lu³, Hong Shan⁴, Guanmin Jiang¹, Xi Huang⁵

Affiliations

¹ Center for Infection and Immunity, Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, 519000, China.
² Center for Infection and Immunity, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
³ School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
⁴ Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, and Department of Interventional Medicine, Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China.
⁵ Center for Infection and Immunity, Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, 519000, China. Electronic address: huangxi1312@163.com.

PMID: 32199469
PMCID: PMC7158584
DOI: 10.1016/S2468-1253(20)30083-2

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

Yongjian Wu et al. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 May.

. 2020 May;5(5):434-435.

doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(20)30083-2. Epub 2020 Mar 20.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Center for Infection and Immunity, Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, 519000, China.
² Center for Infection and Immunity, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
³ School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
⁴ Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, and Department of Interventional Medicine, Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China.
⁵ Center for Infection and Immunity, Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, 519000, China. Electronic address: huangxi1312@163.com.

PMID: 32199469
PMCID: PMC7158584
DOI: 10.1016/S2468-1253(20)30083-2

No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

**Figure**
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

See this image and copyright information in PMC

Comment in

Fecal Shedding of SARS CoV-2: Implications for Disease Spread and Quarantine.
Meena J, Kumar J. Meena J, et al. Indian Pediatr. 2020 May 15;57(5):479. doi: 10.1007/s13312-020-1832-8. Epub 2020 Apr 11. Indian Pediatr. 2020. PMID: 32277746 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Cited by

Viral, host and environmental factors that favor anthropozoonotic spillover of coronaviruses: An opinionated review, focusing on SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2.
da Silva PG, Mesquita JR, de São José Nascimento M, Ferreira VAM. da Silva PG, et al. Sci Total Environ. 2021 Jan 1;750:141483. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141483. Epub 2020 Aug 5. Sci Total Environ. 2021. PMID: 32829257 Free PMC article. Review.
Postulated Adjuvant Therapeutic Strategies for COVID-19.
Ferreira AO, Polonini HC, Dijkers ECF. Ferreira AO, et al. J Pers Med. 2020 Aug 5;10(3):80. doi: 10.3390/jpm10030080. J Pers Med. 2020. PMID: 32764275 Free PMC article. Review.
Navigating the Post-COVID-19 Immunological Era: Understanding Long COVID-19 and Immune Response.
Mohan A, Iyer VA, Kumar D, Batra L, Dahiya P. Mohan A, et al. Life (Basel). 2023 Oct 26;13(11):2121. doi: 10.3390/life13112121. Life (Basel). 2023. PMID: 38004261 Free PMC article. Review.
Making waves: Wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 for population-based health management.
Thompson JR, Nancharaiah YV, Gu X, Lee WL, Rajal VB, Haines MB, Girones R, Ng LC, Alm EJ, Wuertz S. Thompson JR, et al. Water Res. 2020 Oct 1;184:116181. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116181. Epub 2020 Jul 13. Water Res. 2020. PMID: 32707307 Free PMC article.
Data-driven estimation of COVID-19 community prevalence through wastewater-based epidemiology.
Li X, Kulandaivelu J, Zhang S, Shi J, Sivakumar M, Mueller J, Luby S, Ahmed W, Coin L, Jiang G. Li X, et al. Sci Total Environ. 2021 Oct 1;789:147947. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147947. Epub 2021 May 23. Sci Total Environ. 2021. PMID: 34051491 Free PMC article.

See all "Cited by" articles

References

1. Goh GK-M, Dunker AK, Foster JA, Uversky VN. Rigidity of the outer shell predicted by a protein intrinsic disorder model sheds light on the COVID-19 (Wuhan-2019-nCoV) infectivity. Biomolecules. 2020;10:e331. - PMC - PubMed
1. Yeo C, Kaushal S, Yeo D. Enteric involvement of coronaviruses: is faecal–oral transmission of SARS-CoV-2 possible? Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(20)30048-0. published online Feb 19. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
1. Munster VJ, Koopmans M, van Doremalen N, van Riel D, de Wit E. A novel coronavirus emerging in China - key questions for impact assessment. N Engl J Med. 2020;382:692–694. - PubMed
1. Bai Y, Yao L, Wei T. Presumed asymptomatic carrier transmission of COVID-19. JAMA. 2020 doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.2565. published online Feb 21. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

Publication types

Actions

MeSH terms

Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions

Substances

Actions

LinkOut - more resources

Full Text Sources
Other Literature Sources
- The Lens - Patent Citations Database
Miscellaneous
- NCI CPTAC Assay Portal

[1] Goh GK-M, Dunker AK, Foster JA, Uversky VN. Rigidity of the outer shell predicted by a protein intrinsic disorder model sheds light on the COVID-19 (Wuhan-2019-nCoV) infectivity. Biomolecules. 2020;10:e331. - PMC - PubMed

[2] Goh GK-M, Dunker AK, Foster JA, Uversky VN. Rigidity of the outer shell predicted by a protein intrinsic disorder model sheds light on the COVID-19 (Wuhan-2019-nCoV) infectivity. Biomolecules. 2020;10:e331. - PMC - PubMed

[3] Yeo C, Kaushal S, Yeo D. Enteric involvement of coronaviruses: is faecal–oral transmission of SARS-CoV-2 possible? Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(20)30048-0. published online Feb 19. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[4] Yeo C, Kaushal S, Yeo D. Enteric involvement of coronaviruses: is faecal–oral transmission of SARS-CoV-2 possible? Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(20)30048-0. published online Feb 19. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[5] Munster VJ, Koopmans M, van Doremalen N, van Riel D, de Wit E. A novel coronavirus emerging in China - key questions for impact assessment. N Engl J Med. 2020;382:692–694. - PubMed

[6] Munster VJ, Koopmans M, van Doremalen N, van Riel D, de Wit E. A novel coronavirus emerging in China - key questions for impact assessment. N Engl J Med. 2020;382:692–694. - PubMed

[7] Bai Y, Yao L, Wei T. Presumed asymptomatic carrier transmission of COVID-19. JAMA. 2020 doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.2565. published online Feb 21. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[8] Bai Y, Yao L, Wei T. Presumed asymptomatic carrier transmission of COVID-19. JAMA. 2020 doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.2565. published online Feb 21. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

Save citation to file

Email citation

Add to Collections

Add to My Bibliography

Your saved search

Create a file for external citation management software

Your RSS Feed

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

Affiliations

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

Authors

Affiliations

Figures

Comment in

Similar articles

Cited by

References

Publication types

MeSH terms

Substances

LinkOut - more resources

Full Text Sources

Other Literature Sources

Miscellaneous