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Editor, Senior Moderator
Microb Pathog
. 2020 Oct 5;104556.
doi: 10.1016/j.micpath.2020.104556. Online ahead of print.
Study presence of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) in the sweat of patients infected with Covid-19
Hadis Fathizadeh[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sepehr Taghizadeh[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Rohollah Safari[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Saeid Shabestari Khiabani[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Bayaz Babak[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Fatemeh Hamzavi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Khudaverdi Ganbarov[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Silvano Esposito[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Elham Zeinalzadeh[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Sounkalo Dao[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Ş?kran K?se[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Hossein Samadi Kafil[SUP] 9 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) disease, which started in Wuhan, Chin, has now become a public health challenge in most countries around the world. Proper preventive measures are necessary to prevent the spread of the virus to help control the pandemic. Because, SARS-CoV-2 is new, its transmission route has not been fully understood. In this study, we aimed to investigate the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in the sweat secretion of COVID-19 patients. Sweat specimens of 25 COVID- 19 patients were collected and tested for SARS-CoV-2 RNA by Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) method. After RNA extraction and cDNA amplification, all samples were examined for the presence of ORF-1ab and N genes related to COVID-19. Results annotated by Realtime PCR machines software based on Dynamic algorithm. The results of this study showed the absence of SARS-CoV-2 in the sweat samples taken from the foreheads of infected people. Therefore, it can be concluded that the sweat of patients with COVID- 19 cannot transmit SARS-CoV-2. However they can be easily contaminated with other body liquids.
Keywords: COVID- 19; Contamination; Detection; Sars-Cov-2; Sweat; Transmission.
. 2020 Oct 5;104556.
doi: 10.1016/j.micpath.2020.104556. Online ahead of print.
Study presence of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) in the sweat of patients infected with Covid-19
Hadis Fathizadeh[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sepehr Taghizadeh[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Rohollah Safari[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Saeid Shabestari Khiabani[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Bayaz Babak[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Fatemeh Hamzavi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Khudaverdi Ganbarov[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Silvano Esposito[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Elham Zeinalzadeh[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Sounkalo Dao[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Ş?kran K?se[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Hossein Samadi Kafil[SUP] 9 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33031898
- DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2020.104556
Abstract
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) disease, which started in Wuhan, Chin, has now become a public health challenge in most countries around the world. Proper preventive measures are necessary to prevent the spread of the virus to help control the pandemic. Because, SARS-CoV-2 is new, its transmission route has not been fully understood. In this study, we aimed to investigate the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in the sweat secretion of COVID-19 patients. Sweat specimens of 25 COVID- 19 patients were collected and tested for SARS-CoV-2 RNA by Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) method. After RNA extraction and cDNA amplification, all samples were examined for the presence of ORF-1ab and N genes related to COVID-19. Results annotated by Realtime PCR machines software based on Dynamic algorithm. The results of this study showed the absence of SARS-CoV-2 in the sweat samples taken from the foreheads of infected people. Therefore, it can be concluded that the sweat of patients with COVID- 19 cannot transmit SARS-CoV-2. However they can be easily contaminated with other body liquids.
Keywords: COVID- 19; Contamination; Detection; Sars-Cov-2; Sweat; Transmission.