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cord-031289-uxoz0xhk	Coccolini, Federico	SARS-CoV-2 Is Present in Peritoneal Fluid in COVID-19 Patients	2020-05-18		.txt	text/plain	1326	98	51	title: SARS-CoV-2 Is Present in Peritoneal Fluid in COVID-19 Patients The present article represents the very first positive result describing the presence of the virus in peritoneal fluid during an emergency surgical procedure in a COVID-19 sick patient. Interestingly, the nasal swab contained less SARS-CoV-2 RNA virus compared to the viral fluid that scored positive in 2 targets out of 3. This indicates that the viral load in the peritoneal fluid was higher compared to the upper respiratory material and suggests that the surgical operation was indeed a procedure at risk of infection. As no information exist about the virus passage to peritoneal cavity and fluids, present data may suggest that potentially all people even those with mild to moderate respiratory symptoms by SARS-CoV-2 could present viral load in peritoneal fluid, thus increasing the exposure and contagion risks for the entire surgical staff.Peritoneal fluid contamination with blood of feces may interfere with the virus detection.	./cache/cord-031289-uxoz0xhk.txt	./txt/cord-031289-uxoz0xhk.txt