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. 2021 Apr;93(4):2543-2547.
doi: 10.1002/jmv.26786. Epub 2021 Jan 22.

SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection in stool samples from acute gastroenteritis cases, Brazil

Tulio M Fumian  1 , Fábio C Malta  1 , Débora R L Dos Santos  2 , Alex Pauvolid-Corrêa  3   4 , Alexandre M Fialho  1 , José P G Leite  1 , Marize P Miagostovich  1
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SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection in stool samples from acute gastroenteritis cases, Brazil

Tulio M Fumian et al. J Med Virol. 2021 Apr.

Abstract

We described the detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in stool samples from patients presenting only acute gastroenteritis (AGE) symptoms. From January to July 2020, 121 AGE stool samples were screened by quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction. We detected SARS-CoV-2 in 27.5% of samples received during the epidemic period. No infectious viruses were observed in Vero E6 cells.

Keywords: Brazil; SARS-CoV-2; acute gastroenteritis; children; stool samples; young adults.

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Detection of norovirus, rotavirus and SARS‐CoV‐2 among acute gastroenteritis cases in 11 states in Brazil in the first semester of 2019 and 2020 (A). Number of COVID‐19 confirmed cases and deaths in Brazil from late February to August 2020 (B). COVID‐19, coronavirus disease 2019; SARS‐CoV‐2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
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