Infectious SARS-CoV-2 in Feces of Patient with Severe COVID-19

Fei Xiao, Jing Sun, Yonghao Xu, Fang Li, Xiaofang Huang, Heying Li, Jingxian Zhao, Jicheng Huang, Jincun Zhao

Emerging infectious diseases · 2020 · 559 citations · 10 references

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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 was isolated from feces of a patient in China with coronavirus disease who died. Confirmation of infectious virus in feces affirms the potential for fecal-oral or fecal-respiratory transmission and warrants further study.

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