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cord-274090-eab7i4f6	Gaspari, Valeria	Can Covid‐19 be a sexually transmitted disease? Posterity will judge	2020-05-24		.txt	text/plain	566	31	47	The knowledge of all possible modes of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection is the key to improving both the identification of the asymptomatic population and the necessary isolation measures in order to further flatten the curve. The presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in the feces of COVID-19 patients (66.67%) has already been demonstrated in recent studies in Wuhan, without being statistically related to gastrointestinal symptoms and/or disease severity. Moreover, the positivity for SARS-CoV-2 on vaginal swab raises the possibility of both sexual and mother-to-child transmission 7 , although further studies are needed on these issues since no definitive proofs have been found. A further step would be adding SARS-CoV-2 serology, pharyngeal, anal and vaginal swabs to our usual STD screening also in the asymptomatic population, in order to identify positive cases and to confirm the SARS-CoV-2 orogenital route of transmission. SARS-CoV-2 possible contamination of genital area: implications for sexual and vertical transmission routes	./cache/cord-274090-eab7i4f6.txt	./txt/cord-274090-eab7i4f6.txt