Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in the gastrointestinal tract among patients with negative nasopharyngeal COVID-19 testing prior to endoscopy

Background and study aims The clinical significance of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in the stool remains unclear. We aimed to determine whether SARS-CoV-2 is detected via real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) in the gastrointestinal tracts of patients scheduled for endoscopy and if t...

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Main Authors: Dennis Yang, Yaseen B. Perbtani, Julia Loeb, Nanlong Liu, Peter V. Draganov, David E. Estores, Michael Lauzardo, Anthony Maurelli, John A. Lednicky, J. Glenn Morris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2021-07-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-1490-9234