The International journal of risk & safety in medicine
Rectal shedding of SARS-CoV-2 in patients with negative COVID-19 nasopharyngeal RT-PCR test.
Svetlana Doris Brincat, Matthew Sammut, Neville Spiteri, Graziella Zahra, Christopher Barbara, Victor Grech, Jo-Etienne Abela, Charles Cini
Published: 202510.1177/09246479251394918
Abstract
BackgroundCOVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, was first identified in China in December 2019 and rapidly spread worldwide, primarily affecting the respiratory system. Although RT-PCR on nasopharyngeal swabs is the standard diagnosti…
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