Significance of nucleic acid positive anal swab in COVID-19 patients
Li Xiaoli,
Rong Lei,
Zhang Peiyan,
Xu Jian,
Rong Yan
Affiliations
Li Xiaoli
Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, No 1333, Xinhu Road, Baoan District, Shenzhen 518101, China
Rong Lei
Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, No 1333, Xinhu Road, Baoan District, Shenzhen 518101, China
Zhang Peiyan
Department of Infectious Diseases, Shenzhen Third People’s Hospital, Second Hospital Affiliated to Southern University of science and Technology, Shenzhen 518000, China
Xu Jian
Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, No 1333, Xinhu Road, Baoan District, Shenzhen 518101, China
Rong Yan
Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, No 1333, Xinhu Road, Baoan District, Shenzhen 518101, China
We compared the clinical characteristics of patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) positive and negative anal swabs during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) recovery and investigated the clinical significance and influence factors of anal swab detection.
