Isolation of infectious SARS-CoV-2 from urine of a COVID-19 patient

SARS-CoV-2 caused a major outbreak of severe pneumonia (COVID-19) in humans. Viral RNA was detected in multiple organs in COVID-19 patients. However, infectious SARS-CoV-2 was only isolated from respiratory specimens. Here, infectious SARS-CoV-2 was successfully isolated from urine of a COVID-19 patient. The virus isolated could infect new susceptible cells and was recognized by its' own patient sera. Appropriate precautions should be taken to avoid transmission from urine.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

Emerging microbes & infections - 9(2020), 1 vom: 05. Dez., Seite 991-993

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sun, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Airu [VerfasserIn]
Li, Heying [VerfasserIn]
Zheng, Kui [VerfasserIn]
Zhuang, Zhen [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Zhao [VerfasserIn]
Shi, Yongxia [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Zhaoyong [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Si-Bei [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Xuesong [VerfasserIn]
Dai, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Li, Xiaobo [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Shuxiang [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Xiaofang [VerfasserIn]
Luo, Ling [VerfasserIn]
Wen, Liyan [VerfasserIn]
Zhuo, Jianfen [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yuming [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yanqun [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Lu [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yanjun [VerfasserIn]
Li, Fang [VerfasserIn]
Feng, Liqiang [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Xinwen [VerfasserIn]
Zhong, Nanshan [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Zifeng [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Jicheng [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Jincun [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yi-Min [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Letter
SARS-CoV-2
Transmission
Urine
Virus isolation

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Date Completed 19.05.2020

Date Revised 28.04.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/22221751.2020.1760144

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM309267455