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Utility of Stool PCR for the Diagnosis of COVID-19: Comparison of Two Commercial Platforms

The ability to detect SARS-CoV-2 in the upper respiratory tract ceases after 2 to 3 weeks post-symptom-onset in most patients. In contrast, SARS-CoV-2 can be detected in the stool of some patients for greater than 4 weeks, suggesting that stool may hold utility as an additional source for diagnosis....

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Autores principales: Szymczak, Wendy A., Goldstein, D. Yitzchak, Orner, Erika P., Fecher, Roger A., Yokoda, Raquel T., Skalina, Karin A., Narlieva, Momka, Gendlina, Inessa, Fox, Amy S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7448643/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32611796
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01369-20