Viable SARS-CoV-2 in various specimens from COVID-19 patients
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2020.07.020
Abstract: Abstract Objectives To determine whether various clinical specimens obtained from COVID-19 patients contain the infectious virus. Methods To demonstrate whether various clinical specimens contain the viable virus, we collected naso/oropharyngeal swabs, saliva, urine, and stool… read more here.
Keywords: covid patients; viable sars; oropharyngeal swabs; sars cov ... See more keywords
Viable SARS-CoV-2 in the air of a hospital room with COVID-19 patients
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.09.025
Abstract: Objectives Because detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in aerosols but failure to isolate viable (infectious) virus are commonly reported, there is substantial controversy whether SARS-CoV-2 can be transmitted through aerosols. This conundrum occurs because common air… read more here.
Keywords: covid patients; hospital room; viable sars; air ... See more keywords
The Value of Rapid Antigen Tests for Identifying Carriers of Viable SARS-CoV-2
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DOI: 10.3390/v13102012
Abstract: The search for effective methods to detect patients who excrete a viable virus is one of the urgent tasks of modern biomedicine. In the present study, we examined the diagnostic value of two antigen tests,… read more here.
Keywords: value; viable sars; covid; antigen tests ... See more keywords