title: Long-term SARS coronavirus excretion from patient cohort, China.
abstract: This study investigated the long-term excretion of severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus in sputum and stool specimens from 56 infected patients. The median (range) duration of virus excretion in sputa and stools was 21 (14-52) and 27 (16-126) days, respectively. Coexisting illness or conditions were associated with longer viral excretion in stools.
authors.affiliation: Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Arnaud
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fontanet
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhan
authors.forename: Qiu-Min
authors.initials: QM
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Pan-He
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiao-Ming
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Shu-Qing
authors.initials: SQ
authors.lastname: Zuo
authors.forename: Lawrence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Baril
authors.forename: Astrid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vabret
authors.forename: Zhong-Tao
authors.initials: ZT
authors.lastname: Xin
authors.forename: Yi-Ming
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Wu-Chun
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Cao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012307:Risk Factors; D045473:Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000821:virology; D013183:Sputum / Q000821:virology; D013997:Time Factors; D017201:Virus Shedding
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral