Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 in vaginal secretions of women with coronavirus disease 2019

Türkyilmaz Esengül; Özsoy Metin; Tanriverdi Merve Didem Eşkin; Dinç Bedia; Aydogan Sibel; Moraloğlu Tekin Özlem

doi:10.1515/tjb-2023-0026

Türk Biyokimya Dergisi (Jun 2023)

Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 in vaginal secretions of women with coronavirus disease 2019

Türkyilmaz Esengül,
Özsoy Metin,
Tanriverdi Merve Didem Eşkin,
Dinç Bedia,
Aydogan Sibel,
Moraloğlu Tekin Özlem

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Türkyilmaz Esengül: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Ankara City Hospital, Bilkent, Ankara, Türkiye
Özsoy Metin: Department of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Türkiye
Tanriverdi Merve Didem Eşkin: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Ankara City Hospital, Bilkent, Ankara, Türkiye
Dinç Bedia: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Ankara City Hospital, Bilkent, Ankara, Türkiye
Aydogan Sibel: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Ankara City Hospital, Bilkent, Ankara, Türkiye
Moraloğlu Tekin Özlem: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Ankara City Hospital, Bilkent, Ankara, Türkiye

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/tjb-2023-0026
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 48, no. 4
pp. 362 – 367

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The present study investigates the presence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the vaginal swabs of female patients diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) based on a positive real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test on a combined throat and nasopharyngeal swab.

Published in Türk Biyokimya Dergisi

ISSN: 1303-829X (Online)
Publisher: De Gruyter
Country of publisher: Germany
LCC subjects: Science: Chemistry: Organic chemistry: Biochemistry
Website: https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/tjb/html

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