SARS-CoV-2–Positive Sputum and Feces After Conversion of Pharyngeal Samples in Patients With COVID-19

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Letters30 March 2020SARS-CoV-2–Positive Sputum and Feces After Conversion of Pharyngeal Samples in Patients With COVID-19FREEChen Chen, PhD, Guiju Gao, MD, Yanli Xu, MD, Lin Pu, MD, Qi Wang, MD, Liming Wang, PhD, Wenling Wang, PhD, Yangzi Song, MS, Meiling Chen, MS, Linghang Wang, MD, PhD, Fengting Yu, MS, Siyuan Yang, MS, Yunxia Tang, PhD, Li Zhao, PhD, Huijuan Wang, PhD, Yajie Wang, PhD, Hui Zeng, MD, PhD, and Fujie Zhang, MD, PhDChen Chen, PhDBeijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Beijing, China (C.C., G.G., Y.X., L.P., Q.W., L.W., Y.S., M.C., L.W., F.Y., S.Y., Y.T., Y.W., H.Z., F.Z.), Guiju Gao, MDBeijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Beijing, China (C.C., G.G., Y.X., L.P., Q.W., L.W., Y.S., M.C., L.W., F.Y., S.Y., Y.T., Y.W., H.Z., F.Z.), Yanli Xu, MDBeijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Beijing, China (C.C., G.G., Y.X., L.P., Q.W., L.W., Y.S., M.C., L.W., F.Y., S.Y., Y.T., Y.W., H.Z., F.Z.), Lin Pu, MDBeijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Beijing, China (C.C., G.G., Y.X., L.P., Q.W., L.W., Y.S., M.C., L.W., F.Y., S.Y., Y.T., Y.W., H.Z., F.Z.), Qi Wang, MDBeijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Beijing, China (C.C., G.G., Y.X., L.P., Q.W., L.W., Y.S., M.C., L.W., F.Y., S.Y., Y.T., Y.W., H.Z., F.Z.), Liming Wang, PhDBeijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Beijing, China (C.C., G.G., Y.X., L.P., Q.W., L.W., Y.S., M.C., L.W., F.Y., S.Y., Y.T., Y.W., H.Z., F.Z.), Wenling Wang, PhDNHC Key Laboratory, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China (W.W., L.Z., H.W.), Yangzi Song, MSBeijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Beijing, China (C.C., G.G., Y.X., L.P., Q.W., L.W., Y.S., M.C., L.W., F.Y., S.Y., Y.T., Y.W., H.Z., F.Z.), Meiling Chen, MSBeijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Beijing, China (C.C., G.G., Y.X., L.P., Q.W., L.W., Y.S., M.C., L.W., F.Y., S.Y., Y.T., Y.W., H.Z., F.Z.), Linghang Wang, MD, PhDBeijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Beijing, China (C.C., G.G., Y.X., L.P., Q.W., L.W., Y.S., M.C., L.W., F.Y., S.Y., Y.T., Y.W., H.Z., F.Z.), Fengting Yu, MSBeijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Beijing, China (C.C., G.G., Y.X., L.P., Q.W., L.W., Y.S., M.C., L.W., F.Y., S.Y., Y.T., Y.W., H.Z., F.Z.), Siyuan Yang, MSBeijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Beijing, China (C.C., G.G., Y.X., L.P., Q.W., L.W., Y.S., M.C., L.W., F.Y., S.Y., Y.T., Y.W., H.Z., F.Z.), Yunxia Tang, PhDBeijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Beijing, China (C.C., G.G., Y.X., L.P., Q.W., L.W., Y.S., M.C., L.W., F.Y., S.Y., Y.T., Y.W., H.Z., F.Z.), Li Zhao, PhDNHC Key Laboratory, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China (W.W., L.Z., H.W.), Huijuan Wang, PhDNHC Key Laboratory, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China (W.W., L.Z., H.W.), Yajie Wang, PhDBeijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Beijing, China (C.C., G.G., Y.X., L.P., Q.W., L.W., Y.S., M.C., L.W., F.Y., S.Y., Y.T., Y.W., H.Z., F.Z.), Hui Zeng, MD, PhDBeijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Beijing, China (C.C., G.G., Y.X., L.P., Q.W., L.W., Y.S., M.C., L.W., F.Y., S.Y., Y.T., Y.W., H.Z., F.Z.), and Fujie Zhang, MD, PhDBeijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Beijing, China (C.C., G.G., Y.X., L.P., Q.W., L.W., Y.S., M.C., L.W., F.Y., S.Y., Y.T., Y.W., H.Z., F.Z.)Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M20-0991 SectionsAboutVisual AbstractPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Background: The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a global public health problem. In the absence of a specific therapy or vaccine, timely diagnosis and the establishment of a sufficient isolation period for infected individuals are critical to containment efforts.