@article{1a7ba90df9c34be793449e4c9a818516,
title = "Detection of the SARS-CoV-2 in different biologic specimens from positive patients with COVID-19, in Northern Italy",
abstract = "Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) diagnosis is based on molecular detection of SARS-CoV-2 in respiratory samples such as nasal swab (NS). However, the evidence that NS in patients with pneumonia was sometimes negative raises the attention to collect other clinical specimens. SARS-CoV-2 was shown in 10.3% rectal swabs (RS), 7.7% plasma, 1% urine, and 0% feces from 143 NS-positive patients. Potential infection by fluids different from respiratory secretion is possible but unlikely.",
keywords = "Coronavirus, COVID-19, epidemiology, northern Italy, SARS-CoV-2, specimen types, swabs, transmission routes",
author = "{for the San Matteo Pavia COVID-19 Task Force} and Irene Cassaniti and Antonio Piralla and {Di Sabatino}, Antonio and Raffaele Bruno and Fausto Baldanti and M. Mondelli and E. Brunetti and {Di Matteo}, A. and E. Seminari and L. Maiocchi and V. Zuccaro and B. Mariani and S. Ludovisi and R. Lissandrin and A. Parisi and P. Sacchi and Patruno, {S. F.A.} and G. Michelone and R. Gulminetti and D. Zanaboni and S. Novati and R. Maserati and P. Orsolini and M. Lupi and S. Perlini and G. Crescenzi and Falchi, {A. G.} and R. Guarnone and B. Guglielmana and E. Maggi and I. Martino and F. Quaglia and L. Moroni and G. Iotti and F. Mojoli and M. Belliato and S. Mongodi and G. Tavazzi and G. Marseglia and A. Licari and I. Brambilla and D. Barbarini and A. Bruno and P. Cambieri and G. Campanini and C. Cavanna and G. Comolli and M. Corbella and R. Daturi and M. Furione and B. Mariani and P. Marone and R. Maserati and S. Paolucci and M. Parea and E. Percivalle and F. Rovida and A. Sarasini and M. Zavattoni and L. Bellotti and A. Girello and P. Piemontese and M. Premoli and J. Bagnarino and A. Corcione and A. Ferrari and G. Ferrari and L. Fiorina and F. Giardina and A. Girardi and B. Rossi and A. Cerino and S. Varchetta and B. Oliviero and S. Mantovani and D. Mele and M. Calvi and M. Tizzoni and C. Marena and A. Muzzi and P. Lago and S. Cutti and V. Novelli and S. Gaiarsa and A. Ferrari",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by funds from the Italian Ministry of Health (Finalised Research/Ricerca Finalizzata grant no. GR‐2013‐02358399) and Ricerca Corrente Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo (grant no. 80206). We thank Daniela Sartori for manuscript editing. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 EAACI and John Wiley and Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd. Copyright: Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
year = "2020",
month = nov,
doi = "10.1111/pai.13366",
language = "English",
volume = "31",
pages = "72--74",
journal = "Pediatric Allergy and Immunology",
issn = "0905-6157",
publisher = "Blackwell Munksgaard",
number = "S26",
}