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Comment
. 2021 Mar;47(3):359-360.
doi: 10.1007/s00134-020-06326-6. Epub 2021 Jan 3.

Absence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in COVID-19-associated intestinal endothelialitis

Klaus Stahl  1 , Jan Hinrich Bräsen  2 , Marius M Hoeper  3 , Sascha David  4
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Comment

Absence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in COVID-19-associated intestinal endothelialitis

Klaus Stahl et al. Intensive Care Med. 2021 Mar.
No abstract available

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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Fluorescent in situ hybridization using RNA-SARS-CoV-2 HuluFISH PLUS probe tagged with Atto565 (MetaSystems Probes, Altlussheim, Germany). Abundant positive signals can be seen in lung specimen of a patient who died from Covid-19 pneumonia (red signals, a). In the gut specimens of our patient, vessels including those with severe endothelialitis were completely negative (b); only single signals in cells located within interstitium can be seen (c) (micrographs by courtesy of Jessica Schmitz, Nephropathology Unit, Institute of Pathology, MHH)
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Comment on

  • Endothelial cell infection and endotheliitis in COVID-19.
    Varga Z, Flammer AJ, Steiger P, Haberecker M, Andermatt R, Zinkernagel AS, Mehra MR, Schuepbach RA, Ruschitzka F, Moch H. Varga Z, et al. Lancet. 2020 May 2;395(10234):1417-1418. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30937-5. Epub 2020 Apr 21. Lancet. 2020. PMID: 32325026 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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