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cord-336722-41eqt97y	Sehmi, P.	Presence of Live SARS-CoV-2 Virus in Feces of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Patients: A Rapid Review	2020-06-29		.txt	text/plain	1688	131	59	title: Presence of Live SARS-CoV-2 Virus in Feces of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Patients: A Rapid Review Recent studies have confirmed the presence of SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acids in feces of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients using RT-PCR tests. Larger studies are needed to corroborate these findings, as well as to determine its potential for disease transmission and infection, and possible implications for COVID-19 discharge and isolation policies. . https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.27.20105429 doi: medRxiv preprint A total of 4 studies describing isolation of live SARS-CoV-2 virus in fecal samples of COVID-19 patients were included. The findings from these four studies, though limited by the small sample sizes, confirm that live SARS-CoV-2 virus is present in fecal samples of COVID-19 patients, and therefore supports the hypothesis that COVID-19 could potentially be transmitted via the feco-oral route. Larger high-quality studies are urgently needed to better characterize the magnitude of live SARS-CoV-2 viral shedding in feces, as well as its potential for disease transmission and infection, and possible implications for COVID-19 discharge and isolation policies.	./cache/cord-336722-41eqt97y.txt	./txt/cord-336722-41eqt97y.txt