Validation of Two Commercial Multiplex Real-Time PCR Assays for Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Stool Donors for Fecal Microbiota Transplantation

Validation of Two Commercial Multiplex Real-Time PCR Assays for Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Stool Donors for Fecal Microbiota Transplantation

Recurrent infection by <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> has recently been treated by fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT). As viable SARS-CoV-2 was recovered from stool of asymptomatic individuals, the FMT procedure could be a potential risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission, thus underlying t...

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Main Authors: Vincenzo Di Pilato, Fabio Morecchiato, Cosmeri Rizzato, Gianluca Quaranta, Roberta Fais, Claudia Gandolfo, Alberto Antonelli, Maria Grazia Cusi, Mauro Pistello, Gian Maria Rossolini, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Antonella Lupetti, Luca Masucci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
FMT
RT-PCR
COVID-19
feces
donor screening
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/10/2/284

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