Molecular and serological investigation of 2019-nCoV infected patients: implication of multiple shedding routes

• Published in: Emerging microbes & infections Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 386 - 389
• Main Authors: Zhang, Wei, Du, Rong-Hui, Li, Bei, Zheng, Xiao-Shuang, Yang, Xing-Lou, Hu, Ben, Wang, Yan-Yi, Xiao, Geng-Fu, Yan, Bing, Shi, Zheng-Li, Zhou, Peng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Taylor & Francis 01.01.2020; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: 2019-nCoV; Betacoronavirus - isolation & purification; China; Coronavirus Infections - blood; Coronavirus Infections - transmission; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Disease transmission; epidemiology; Feces - virology; Humans; intestine; Pneumonia, Viral - blood; Pneumonia, Viral - transmission; SARS-CoV-2; swabs; Virus Shedding; Wuhan pneumonia; China; Wuhan pneumonia; epidemiology; swabs; intestine; 2019-nCoV

In December 2019, a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) caused an outbreak in Wuhan, China, and soon spread to other parts of the world. It was believed that 2019-nCoV was transmitted through respiratory tract and then induced pneumonia, thus molecular diagnosis based on oral swabs was used for confirmati...