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SUBMITTER: Rawlings SA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7452368 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rawlings Stephen A SA Ignacio Caroline C Porrachia Magali M Du Pinyi P Smith Davey M DM Chaillon Antoine A
Open forum infectious diseases 20200807 8
RNA viruses (eg, Zika, Ebola, HIV) are often shed in male genital secretions. We evaluated the presence and level of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in semen, nasal secretion, and saliva collected after confirmed infection. SARS-CoV-2 RNA was not detected in semen 6-17 days after the onset of symptoms despite concomitant shedding in oral secretions. ...[more]