Anal Swab in COVID-19 Patients

In 2020, a new type of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) whose disease is called Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been reported. This virus was first discovered in Wuhan, China and has infected 90,308 people per March 2, 2020. As of the end of October 2020, more than 40 million people have been infect...

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Main Authors: Sukamto Koesnoe, Rakhmad Hidayat, Muhammad Hafiz Aini, Devi Nurfadila Fani, Nita Widjaya
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Language:English
Published: Interna Publishing 2022-09-01
Series:Acta Medica Indonesiana
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Online Access:http://www.actamedindones.org/index.php/ijim/article/view/2043
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author Sukamto Koesnoe
Rakhmad Hidayat
Muhammad Hafiz Aini
Devi Nurfadila Fani
Nita Widjaya
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description In 2020, a new type of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) whose disease is called Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been reported. This virus was first discovered in Wuhan, China and has infected 90,308 people per March 2, 2020. As of the end of October 2020, more than 40 million people have been infected, with the death toll reaching 1,150,000 worldwide. Apart from respiratory tract infections, patients infected with this virus may exhibit other symptoms, such as diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea, or vomiting. This means that the virus can be found in feces and anus, hence the anal swab can be used as a diagnostic tool for COVID-19 infection. The results of the specimen test show that the sensitivity of the nasopharyngeal swab positive detection rate is the highest and remains the gold standard for diagnosis. This sensitivity can also be influenced by the course of the disease that can infect the gastrointestinal tract so that anal PCR is performed for the diagnosis to detect the COVID-19 virus in patients.
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spelling doaj-art-fa0b9c6d397a40c9be52698d3a41a1492025-08-20T03:11:38ZengInterna PublishingActa Medica Indonesiana0125-93262338-27322022-09-01543Anal Swab in COVID-19 PatientsSukamto Koesnoe0Rakhmad Hidayat1Muhammad Hafiz Aini2Devi Nurfadila Fani3Nita Widjaya4Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia - Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, IndonesiaHospital of Universitas Indonesia, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, IndonesiaHospital of Universitas Indonesia, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, IndonesiaHospital of Universitas Indonesia, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, IndonesiaHospital of Universitas Indonesia, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, IndonesiaIn 2020, a new type of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) whose disease is called Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been reported. This virus was first discovered in Wuhan, China and has infected 90,308 people per March 2, 2020. As of the end of October 2020, more than 40 million people have been infected, with the death toll reaching 1,150,000 worldwide. Apart from respiratory tract infections, patients infected with this virus may exhibit other symptoms, such as diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea, or vomiting. This means that the virus can be found in feces and anus, hence the anal swab can be used as a diagnostic tool for COVID-19 infection. The results of the specimen test show that the sensitivity of the nasopharyngeal swab positive detection rate is the highest and remains the gold standard for diagnosis. This sensitivity can also be influenced by the course of the disease that can infect the gastrointestinal tract so that anal PCR is performed for the diagnosis to detect the COVID-19 virus in patients.http://www.actamedindones.org/index.php/ijim/article/view/2043CoronavirusCOVID-19PneumoniaGastrointestinal diseaseAnal swab
spellingShingle Sukamto Koesnoe
Rakhmad Hidayat
Muhammad Hafiz Aini
Devi Nurfadila Fani
Nita Widjaya
Anal Swab in COVID-19 Patients
Acta Medica Indonesiana
Coronavirus
COVID-19
Pneumonia
Gastrointestinal disease
Anal swab
title Anal Swab in COVID-19 Patients
title_full Anal Swab in COVID-19 Patients
title_fullStr Anal Swab in COVID-19 Patients
title_full_unstemmed Anal Swab in COVID-19 Patients
title_short Anal Swab in COVID-19 Patients
title_sort anal swab in covid 19 patients
topic Coronavirus
COVID-19
Pneumonia
Gastrointestinal disease
Anal swab
url http://www.actamedindones.org/index.php/ijim/article/view/2043
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