Detectable 2019-nCoV viral RNA in blood is a strong indicator for the further clinical severity

The novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection caused pneumonia. we retrospectively analyzed the virus presence in the pharyngeal swab, blood, and the anal swab detected by real-time PCR in the clinical lab. Unexpectedly, the 2109-nCoV RNA was readily detected in the blood (6 of 57 patients) and the an...

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Main Authors: Weilie Chen, Yun Lan, Xiaozhen Yuan, Xilong Deng, Yueping Li, Xiaoli Cai, Liya Li, Ruiying He, Yizhou Tan, Xizi Deng, Ming Gao, Guofang Tang, Lingzhai Zhao, Jinlin Wang, Qinghong Fan, Chunyan Wen, Yuwei Tong, Yangbo Tang, Fengyu Hu, Feng Li, Xiaoping Tang
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:Emerging Microbes and Infections
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2020.1732837
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author Weilie Chen
Yun Lan
Xiaozhen Yuan
Xilong Deng
Yueping Li
Xiaoli Cai
Liya Li
Ruiying He
Yizhou Tan
Xizi Deng
Ming Gao
Guofang Tang
Lingzhai Zhao
Jinlin Wang
Qinghong Fan
Chunyan Wen
Yuwei Tong
Yangbo Tang
Fengyu Hu
Feng Li
Xiaoping Tang
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Yun Lan
Xiaozhen Yuan
Xilong Deng
Yueping Li
Xiaoli Cai
Liya Li
Ruiying He
Yizhou Tan
Xizi Deng
Ming Gao
Guofang Tang
Lingzhai Zhao
Jinlin Wang
Qinghong Fan
Chunyan Wen
Yuwei Tong
Yangbo Tang
Fengyu Hu
Feng Li
Xiaoping Tang
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description The novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection caused pneumonia. we retrospectively analyzed the virus presence in the pharyngeal swab, blood, and the anal swab detected by real-time PCR in the clinical lab. Unexpectedly, the 2109-nCoV RNA was readily detected in the blood (6 of 57 patients) and the anal swabs (11 of 28 patients). Importantly, all of the 6 patients with detectable viral RNA in the blood cohort progressed to severe symptom stage, indicating a strong correlation of serum viral RNA with the disease severity (p-value = 0.0001). Meanwhile, 8 of the 11 patients with annal swab virus-positive was in severe clinical stage. However, the concentration of viral RNA in the anal swab (Ct value = 24 + 39) was higher than in the blood (Ct value = 34 + 39) from patient 2, suggesting that the virus might replicate in the digestive tract. Altogether, our results confirmed the presence of virus RNA in extra-pulmonary sites.
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spellingShingle Weilie Chen
Yun Lan
Xiaozhen Yuan
Xilong Deng
Yueping Li
Xiaoli Cai
Liya Li
Ruiying He
Yizhou Tan
Xizi Deng
Ming Gao
Guofang Tang
Lingzhai Zhao
Jinlin Wang
Qinghong Fan
Chunyan Wen
Yuwei Tong
Yangbo Tang
Fengyu Hu
Feng Li
Xiaoping Tang
Detectable 2019-nCoV viral RNA in blood is a strong indicator for the further clinical severity
Emerging Microbes and Infections
2019-ncov
laboratory test
blood viral RNA
pharyngeal swab
anal swab
title Detectable 2019-nCoV viral RNA in blood is a strong indicator for the further clinical severity
title_full Detectable 2019-nCoV viral RNA in blood is a strong indicator for the further clinical severity
title_fullStr Detectable 2019-nCoV viral RNA in blood is a strong indicator for the further clinical severity
title_full_unstemmed Detectable 2019-nCoV viral RNA in blood is a strong indicator for the further clinical severity
title_short Detectable 2019-nCoV viral RNA in blood is a strong indicator for the further clinical severity
title_sort detectable 2019 ncov viral rna in blood is a strong indicator for the further clinical severity
topic 2019-ncov
laboratory test
blood viral RNA
pharyngeal swab
anal swab
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2020.1732837
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