Postmortem Stability of SARS-CoV-2 in Nasopharyngeal Mucosa.
Heinrich, F
; Meißner, K; Langenwalder, F; Püschel, K; Nörz, D; Hoffmann, A; Lütgehetmann, M; Aepfelbacher, M; Bibiza-Freiwald, E; Pfefferle, S; +1 more...Heinemann, A and
(2020)
Postmortem Stability of SARS-CoV-2 in Nasopharyngeal Mucosa.
Emerging infectious diseases, 27 (1).
pp. 329-331.
ISSN 1080-6040
DOI: 10.3201/eid2701.203112
Analyses of infection chains have demonstrated that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is highly transmissive. However, data on postmortem stability and infectivity are lacking. Our finding of nasopharyngeal viral RNA stability in 79 corpses showed no time-dependent decrease. Maintained infectivity is supported by virus isolation up to 35 hours postmortem.
Item Type | Article |
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Elements ID | 213953 |
Official URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2701.203112 |
Date Deposited | 25 Jan 2024 14:43 |
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2922-4863