Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 Viral RNA in Nasopharyngeal Swabs after Death: An Observational Study

Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 Viral RNA in Nasopharyngeal Swabs after Death: An Observational Study

The aim of this study was to investigate the persistence of SARS-CoV-2 in post-mortem swabs of subjects who died from SARS-CoV-2 infection. The presence of the virus was evaluated post-mortem from airways of 27 SARS-CoV-2 positive patients at three different time points (T1 2 h; T2 12 h; T3 24 h) by...

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Main Authors: Francesca Servadei, Silvestro Mauriello, Manuel Scimeca, Bartolo Caggiano, Marco Ciotti, Lucia Anemona, Manuela Montanaro, Erica Giacobbi, Michele Treglia, Sergio Bernardini, Luigi Tonino Marsella, Nicoletta Urbano, Orazio Schillaci, Alessandro Mauriello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2
pandemic
autopsy
medico-legal procedures
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/4/800

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