Abstract

SARS-CoV-2 caused a major outbreak of severe pneumonia (COVID-19) in humans. Viral RNA was detected in multiple organs in COVID-19 patients. However, infectious SARS-CoV-2 was only isolated from respiratory specimens. Here, infectious SARS-CoV-2 was successfully isolated from urine of a COVID-19 patient. The virus isolated could infect new susceptible cells and was recognized by its’ own patient sera. Appropriate precautions should be taken to avoid transmission from urine.

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Title
Isolation of infectious SARS-CoV-2 from urine of a COVID-19 patient
Author
Sun, Jing 1 ; Zhu, Airu 1 ; Li, Heying 2 ; Zheng, Kui 3 ; Zhuang, Zhen 1 ; Chen, Zhao 1 ; Shi, Yongxia 3 ; Zhang, Zhaoyong 1 ; Chen, Si-bei 1 ; Liu, Xuesong 1 ; Dai, Jun 3 ; Li, Xiaobo 3 ; Huang, Shuxiang 3 ; Huang, Xiaofang 1 ; Luo, Ling 1 ; Wen, Liyan 1 ; Zhuo, Jianfen 1 ; Li, Yuming 1 ; Wang, Yanqun 1 ; Zhang, Lu 4 ; Zhang, Yanjun 1 ; Li, Fang 1 ; Feng, Liqiang 2 ; Chen, Xinwen 2 ; Zhong, Nanshan 1 ; Yang, Zifeng 1 ; Huang, Jicheng 3 ; Zhao, Jincun 4 ; Yi-min, Li 1 

 State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China 
 State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China 
 Guangzhou Customs District Technology Center, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China 
 State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; Institute of Infectious disease, Guangzhou Eighth People’s Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China 
Pages
991-993
Publication year
2020
Publication date
Dec 2020
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd.
e-ISSN
22221751
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2508725481
Copyright
© 2020 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group, on behalf of Shanghai Shangyixun Cultural Communication Co., Ltd. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.