Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

March 3, 2020

Fecal specimen diagnosis 2019 Novel Coronavirus–Infected Pneumonia

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  • A case series study found that fecal specimens were equally accurate in detecting SARS-CoV-2 compared to nucleic acid tests. Patients with positive stool samples did not exhibit gastrointestinal symptoms and presence of the virus in the stool was not associated with the severity of lung infection. 

Zhang et al. (Mar 3, 2020). Fecal specimen diagnosis 2019 Novel Coronavirus–Infected Pneumonia. Journal of Medical Virology. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.25742