Zika Virus in Rectal Swab Samples

Zika Virus in Rectal Swab Samples

We detected Zika virus RNA in rectal swab samples from 10 patients by using real-time reverse transcription PCR, and we isolated the virus from 1 patient. The longest interval from symptom onset to detection was 14 days. These findings are applicable to diagnosis and infection prevention recommendat...

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Main Authors: Camila Helena Aguiar Bôtto-Menezes, Armando Menezes Neto, Guilherme Amaral Calvet, Edna Oliveira Kara, Marcus Vinícius Guimarães Lacerda, Marcia da Costa Castilho, Ute Ströher, Carlos Alexandre Antunes de Brito, Kayvon Modjarrad, Nathalie Broutet, Patrícia Brasil, Ana Maria Bispo de Filippis, Rafael Freitas Oliveira Franca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Zika virus
sexual transmission
virus persistence
infection
viruses
rectal swab
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/5/18-0904_article

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