Study of SARS-CoV-2 in semen and urine samples of a volunteer with positive naso-pharyngeal swab.


Journal

Journal of endocrinological investigation
ISSN: 1720-8386
Titre abrégé: J Endocrinol Invest
Pays: Italy
ID NLM: 7806594

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Dec 2020
Historique:
received: 09 04 2020
accepted: 16 04 2020
pubmed: 25 4 2020
medline: 24 11 2020
entrez: 25 4 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

The recent appearance of SARS-CoV-2 in Wuhan in 2019 has started a pandemic which has involved over a million people worldwide. A matter of debate is the possible viral detection in different body fluids than respiratory droplets. Thus, we evaluated the possible presence of SARS-CoV-2 in semen and urine samples of a volunteer with confirmed COVID-19. A 31-year-old man with fever, myalgia, anosmia, and ageusia was tested and found positive for SARS-CoV-2 through a pharyngeal swab. Eight days after he provided semen and urine samples in which viral RNA presence was measured using a Real time RT PCR system (RealStar SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR, Altona Diagnostics) targeting E and S viral genes. Semen and urine samples search for SARS-CoV-2 RNA was negative. Although this should be interpreted cautiously, it may be possible that either the viral clearance kinetics in these matrices matches the progressive clinical recovery of the patient or that the virus was never present in these fluids at the time of the laboratory diagnosis.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32329026
doi: 10.1007/s40618-020-01261-1
pii: 10.1007/s40618-020-01261-1
pmc: PMC7179792
doi:

Substances chimiques

COVID-19 Vaccines 0
Covid-19 aAPC vaccine 0
RNA, Viral 0

Types de publication

Case Reports Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

1819-1822

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Auteurs

D Paoli (D)

Laboratory of Seminology-Sperm Bank "Loredana Gandini", Department of Experimental Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy.

F Pallotti (F)

Laboratory of Seminology-Sperm Bank "Loredana Gandini", Department of Experimental Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy.

S Colangelo (S)

Laboratory of Seminology-Sperm Bank "Loredana Gandini", Department of Experimental Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy.

F Basilico (F)

Vascular and Interventional Unit, Department of Radiological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto I, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.

L Mazzuti (L)

Laboratory of Virology, Department of Molecular Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.

O Turriziani (O)

Laboratory of Virology, Department of Molecular Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.

G Antonelli (G)

Laboratory of Virology, Department of Molecular Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.

A Lenzi (A)

Laboratory of Seminology-Sperm Bank "Loredana Gandini", Department of Experimental Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy.

F Lombardo (F)

Laboratory of Seminology-Sperm Bank "Loredana Gandini", Department of Experimental Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy. francesco.lombardo@uniroma1.it.

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