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Comment
. 2020 May 15;57(5):479.
doi: 10.1007/s13312-020-1832-8. Epub 2020 Apr 11.

Fecal Shedding of SARS CoV-2: Implications for Disease Spread and Quarantine

Jitendra Meena  1 , Jogender Kumar  2
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Comment

Fecal Shedding of SARS CoV-2: Implications for Disease Spread and Quarantine

Jitendra Meena et al. Indian Pediatr. .
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  • Prolonged presence of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA in faecal samples.
    Wu Y, Guo C, Tang L, Hong Z, Zhou J, Dong X, Yin H, Xiao Q, Tang Y, Qu X, Kuang L, Fang X, Mishra N, Lu J, Shan H, Jiang G, Huang X. Wu Y, et al. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 May;5(5):434-435. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(20)30083-2. Epub 2020 Mar 20. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020. PMID: 32199469 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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