Molecular and serological investigation of 2019-nCoV infected patients: implication of multiple shedding routes.,Emerging Microbes & Infections

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Molecular and serological investigation of 2019-nCoV infected patients: implication of multiple shedding routes.
Emerging Microbes & Infections ( IF 13.2 ) Pub Date : 2020-02-17 , DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2020.1729071
Wei Zhang ₁ , Rong-Hui Du ₂ , Bei Li ₁ , Xiao-Shuang Zheng ₁ , Xing-Lou Yang ₁ , Ben Hu ₁ , Yan-Yi Wang ₁ , Geng-Fu Xiao ₁ , Bing Yan ₁ , Zheng-Li Shi ₁ , Peng Zhou ₁

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In December 2019, a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) caused an outbreak in Wuhan, China, and soon spread to other parts of the world. It was believed that 2019-nCoV was transmitted through respiratory tract and then induced pneumonia, thus molecular diagnosis based on oral swabs was used for confirmation of this disease. Likewise, patient will be released upon two times of negative detection from oral swabs. However, many coronaviruses can also be transmitted through oral-fecal route by infecting intestines. Whether 2019-nCoV infected patients also carry virus in other organs like intestine need to be tested. We conducted investigation on patients in a local hospital who were infected with this virus. We found the presence of 2019-nCoV in anal swabs and blood as well, and more anal swab positives than oral swab positives in a later stage of infection, suggesting shedding and thereby transmitted through oral-fecal route. We also showed serology test can improve detection positive rate thus should be used in future epidemiology. Our report provides a cautionary warning that 2019-nCoV may be shed through multiple routes.

更新日期：2020-02-17

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