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Gastrointestinal involvement of COVID-19 and potential faecal transmission of SARS-CoV-2.
J Zhejiang Univ Sci B. 2020 Sept.; 21(9):749-751.JZ

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was found initially in Wuhan, China in early December 2019. The pandemic has spread to 216 countries and regions, infecting more than 23310 000 people and causing over 800 000 deaths globally by Aug. 24, 2020, according to World Health Organization (https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/ novel-coronavirus-2019). Fever, cough, and dyspnea are the three common symptoms of the condition, whereas the conventional transmission route for SARS-CoV-2 is through droplets entering the respiratory tract. To date, infection control measures for COVID-19 have been focusing on the involvement of the respiratory system. However, ignoring potential faecal transmission and the gastrointestinal involvement of SARS-CoV-2 may result in mistakes in attempts to control the pandemic.

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Song M
Department of Laboratory Medicine, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China.
Li ZL
Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China.
Zhou YJ
Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China.
Tian G
Department of Laboratory Medicine, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China.
Ye T
Department of Laboratory Medicine, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China.
Zeng ZR
Department of Laboratory Medicine, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China.
Deng J
Department of Laboratory Medicine, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China.
Wan H
Department of Laboratory Medicine, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China.
Li Q
Department of Laboratory Medicine, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China.
Liu JB
Department of Laboratory Medicine, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China.

MeSH

BetacoronavirusCOVID-19ChinaCoronavirus InfectionsEnvironmental MicrobiologyFecesGastrointestinal DiseasesHumansModels, BiologicalPandemicsPneumonia, ViralRNA, ViralSARS-CoV-2Virus Shedding

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Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

32893532

Citation

Song, Min, et al. "Gastrointestinal Involvement of COVID-19 and Potential Faecal Transmission of SARS-CoV-2." Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B, vol. 21, no. 9, 2020, pp. 749-751.
Song M, Li ZL, Zhou YJ, et al. Gastrointestinal involvement of COVID-19 and potential faecal transmission of SARS-CoV-2. J Zhejiang Univ Sci B. 2020;21(9):749-751.
Song, M., Li, Z. L., Zhou, Y. J., Tian, G., Ye, T., Zeng, Z. R., Deng, J., Wan, H., Li, Q., & Liu, J. B. (2020). Gastrointestinal involvement of COVID-19 and potential faecal transmission of SARS-CoV-2. Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B, 21(9), 749-751. https://doi.org/10.1631/jzus.B2000253
Song M, et al. Gastrointestinal Involvement of COVID-19 and Potential Faecal Transmission of SARS-CoV-2. J Zhejiang Univ Sci B. 2020 Sept.;21(9):749-751. PubMed PMID: 32893532.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Gastrointestinal involvement of COVID-19 and potential faecal transmission of SARS-CoV-2. AU - Song,Min, AU - Li,Zong-Lin, AU - Zhou,Ye-Jiang, AU - Tian,Gang, AU - Ye,Ting, AU - Zeng,Zhang-Rui, AU - Deng,Jian, AU - Wan,Hong, AU - Li,Qing, AU - Liu,Jin-Bo, PY - 2020/9/7/entrez PY - 2020/9/8/pubmed PY - 2020/9/12/medline KW - COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Gastrointestinal involvement; Faecal transmission SP - 749 EP - 751 JF - Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B JO - J Zhejiang Univ Sci B VL - 21 IS - 9 N2 - Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was found initially in Wuhan, China in early December 2019. The pandemic has spread to 216 countries and regions, infecting more than 23310 000 people and causing over 800 000 deaths globally by Aug. 24, 2020, according to World Health Organization (https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/ novel-coronavirus-2019). Fever, cough, and dyspnea are the three common symptoms of the condition, whereas the conventional transmission route for SARS-CoV-2 is through droplets entering the respiratory tract. To date, infection control measures for COVID-19 have been focusing on the involvement of the respiratory system. However, ignoring potential faecal transmission and the gastrointestinal involvement of SARS-CoV-2 may result in mistakes in attempts to control the pandemic. SN - 1862-1783 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/32893532/Gastrointestinal_involvement_of_COVID_19_and_potential_faecal_transmission_of_SARS_CoV_2_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -