Enteric involvement of coronaviruses: is faecal–oral transmission of SARS-CoV-2 possible?

The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2020, Pages 335-337

  Yeo, Charleen ^a   Kaushal, Sanghvi ^a   Yeo, Danson ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME 2; CHLORINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; VIRUS RNA; COVID-19; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS 2;

2019 NOVEL CORONAVIRUS; ABDOMINAL PAIN; BRAIN INFECTION; CONVALESCENCE; CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAECAL ORAL TRANSMISSION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INTESTINE INFECTION; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; NAUSEA; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS 2; TEMPERATURE; VIRUS INFECTIVITY; VIRUS PNEUMONIA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VOMITING; BETACORONAVIRUS; COMPLICATION; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; FECES; MOUTH; PATHOGENICITY; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; VIROLOGY; VIRUS SHEDDING;

BETACORONAVIRUS; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; DIARRHEA; FECES; HUMANS; MOUTH; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; VIRUS SHEDDING;

EID: 85080982309     PISSN: 24681253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2468-1253(20)30048-0     Document Type: Note

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