id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-309304-glcxrh7t Flemming, Sven Author response to: Comment on: Abdominal fluid samples (negative for SARS‐CoV‐2) from a critically unwell patient with respiratory COVID‐19 2020-09-19 .txt text/plain 596 37 43 title: Author response to: Comment on: Abdominal fluid samples (negative for SARS‐CoV‐2) from a critically unwell patient with respiratory COVID‐19 Nevertheless, these recommendations should be critically challenged since only the transmission of human papillomavirus from patient to surgeon by surgical smoke (aerosols) has been reported in a very small number of cases. Several recent studies have shown that fecal samples of COVID-19 patients can be positive for SARS-CoV-2, suggesting potential fecal oral transmission and thus a higher risk for gastrointestinal surgeons 3 . The purpose of our case report was to share actual clinical observations and results from a critically ill patient suffering from COVID-19 pneumonia who required emergency surgical treatment. These results have since been supported by a second case report showing negative PCR of peritoneal fluid in a COVID-19 patient who needed emergency surgery due to acute appendicitis. ./cache/cord-309304-glcxrh7t.txt ./txt/cord-309304-glcxrh7t.txt