| Literature DB >> 33327991 |
Fabian Heinrich, Kira Meißner, Felicia Langenwalder, Klaus Püschel, Dominik Nörz, Armin Hoffmann, Marc Lütgehetmann, Martin Aepfelbacher, Eric Bibiza-Freiwald, Susanne Pfefferle, Axel Heinemann.
Abstract
Analyses of infection chains have demonstrated that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is highly transmissive. However, data on postmortem stability and infectivity are lacking. Our finding of nasopharyngeal viral RNA stability in 79 corpses showed no time-dependent decrease. Maintained infectivity is supported by virus isolation up to 35 hours postmortem.Entities:
Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; RNA stability; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; infectivity; postmortem; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses
Year: 2020 PMID: 33327991 DOI: 10.3201/eid2701.203112
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Emerg Infect Dis ISSN: 1080-6040 Impact factor: 6.883