SARS-CoV-2 persistence at subzero temperatures

Catello Scarica^{1

2}, Lodovico Parmegiani^{3

4}, Laura Rienzi^{3

5}, Attilio Anastasi^{3

6}, Danilo Cimadomo^{3

5}, Francesca Gioia Klinger^{3

7}, Emanuele Licata^{3

8}, Laura Sosa Fernandez^{3

9}, Lucia De Santis^{3

10}

Affiliations

¹ Italian Society of Embryology, Reproduction and Research (SIERR), Giarre, CT, Italy. lello.scarica@gmail.com.
² European Hospital, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Rome, Italy. lello.scarica@gmail.com.
³ Italian Society of Embryology, Reproduction and Research (SIERR), Giarre, CT, Italy.
⁴ GynePro Medical Centers - NextClinics International, Bologna, Italy.
⁵ Clinica Valle Giulia, GENERA Center for Reproductive Medicine, Rome, Italy.
⁶ Physiopathology of Human Reproduction Center, Hospital "del Delta", Lagosanto, Italy.
⁷ Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Section of Histology and Embryology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy.
⁸ Physiopathology of Reproduction and Andrology Unit, Sandro Pertini Hospital, Rome, Italy.
⁹ Embryos Fertility Center, Battipaglia, Italy.
¹⁰ Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, IVF Unit, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.

Editorial

Catello Scarica et al. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2021 Apr.

. 2021 Apr;38(4):779-781.

doi: 10.1007/s10815-021-02094-4. Epub 2021 Feb 5.

¹ Italian Society of Embryology, Reproduction and Research (SIERR), Giarre, CT, Italy. lello.scarica@gmail.com.
² European Hospital, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Rome, Italy. lello.scarica@gmail.com.
³ Italian Society of Embryology, Reproduction and Research (SIERR), Giarre, CT, Italy.
⁴ GynePro Medical Centers - NextClinics International, Bologna, Italy.
⁵ Clinica Valle Giulia, GENERA Center for Reproductive Medicine, Rome, Italy.
⁶ Physiopathology of Human Reproduction Center, Hospital "del Delta", Lagosanto, Italy.
⁷ Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Section of Histology and Embryology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy.
⁸ Physiopathology of Reproduction and Andrology Unit, Sandro Pertini Hospital, Rome, Italy.
⁹ Embryos Fertility Center, Battipaglia, Italy.
¹⁰ Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, IVF Unit, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.

No abstract available

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