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SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection in stool samples from acute gastroenteritis cases, Brazil.

Tulio Machado FumianFábio C MaltaDébora R L Dos SantosAlex Pauvolid-CorrêaAlexandre M FialhoJosé P G LeiteMarize P Miagostovich
Published in: Journal of medical virology (2021)
We described the detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in stool samples from patients presenting only acute gastroenteritis (AGE) symptoms. From January to July 2020, 121 AGE stool samples were screened by quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction. We detected SARS-CoV-2 in 27.5% of samples received during the epidemic period. No infectious viruses were observed in Vero E6 cells.
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