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Cervicovaginal coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) positivity: A pilot study
- Source :
- Medicine Science, Vol 11, Iss 4, Pp 1588-92 (2022)
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- Society of Turaz Bilim, 2022.
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Abstract
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can potentially infect female reproductive organs. In this study, we investigated the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in cervicovaginal fluid. This study included 31 female patients aged 18–65 years. The presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA was investigated by RT‒PCR in two separate cervicovaginal swab samples collected from patients 14 days apart. Viral RNA was extracted using Bio-Speedy ®vNAT® Viral Nucleic Acid Buffer (vNAT) solution, and SARS-CoV-2 RNA was analyzed using Bio-Speedy SARS-CoV-2 RT‒qPCR kits in a Bio-Rad CFX96 TouchTM device. First and second cervical swab samples were collected 14 days apart. The SARS-CoV-2 RNA result was negative in all 53 cervicovaginal swab samples collected. Negative SARS-CoV-2 RNA results in cervicovaginal swab samples indicate that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is not sexually transmitted. However, the number of studies on this subject and the sample size examined are still insufficient for reaching this conclusion. [Med-Science 2022; 11(4.000): 1588-92]
- Subjects :
- cervicovaginal fluid
covid-19
female genital system
sexual transmission
Medicine
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 21470634
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Medicine Science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.bc4ca952bae4447f85bdb7fc5814c188
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5455/medscience.2022.08.181