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SARS-CoV-2 Detected in Multiple Sample Types

Mar 11, 2020
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NEW YORK – The SARS-CoV-2 virus can be detected to varying degrees in lung wash, biopsy, nasal, sputum, feces, and blood samples from infected individuals, but not in urine, according to new research from investigators at China's National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing Ditan Hospital, and the Qingdao Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

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