Thread by @hkumed

A study from @hkumed in @AGA_Gastro found traces of #SARSCoV2 in stool samples from 9 of the 59 studied #COVID19 patients in #HongKong, suggesting that the virus may be able to spread via the ‘fecal-oral route’. (1/5)

Key takeaways:

▶ #SARSCoV2 was found in stool samples even in patients who did not show any gut symptoms.
▶ #COVID19 patients who had diarrhoea had more viral RNA in their stool.

(2/5)

The study also analysed 4,243 #COVID19 patients from 6 countries and found that 17.6% of them also had gut symptoms, including eating problems, vomiting, diarrhoea and stomach ache. (3/5)

Key takeaways:

▶ #COVID19 was more severe in patients with gut symptoms.
▶ 48.1% of them had detectable viral traces in stool when ill; 70.3% had viral RNA in stool even when tested negative in lungs.
▶ #SARSCoV2 was still present in stool 33 days after first symptoms.

(4/5)

For more on the study - Gastrointestinal manifestations of #SARSCoV2 infection and virus load in fecal samples from the Hong Kong cohort and systematic review and meta-analysis (5/5)

#COVID19

gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-…