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- Title
Can urine be a potential biohazard in times of SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic?
- Authors
Mattos, Elaine Cristina; Matsuda, Elaine Monteiro; Colpas, Daniela Rodrigues; Carvalho, Flavia; Carmo, Andreia Moreira dos Santos; Daros, Vilma dos Santos Menezes Gaiotto; Campos, Ivana Barros
- Abstract
Can urine be a potential biohazard in times of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic? KEYWORDS containment of biohazards, coronavirus infections, COVID-19, hematuria, real-time polymerase chain reaction, SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), classified as family I Coronaviridae i and genus I Betacoronavirus i ,1 is widely known to be transmitted by respiratory droplets and close contact. Since measures to prevent transmission are the bases to control the pandemic, this letter intends to report a case of SARS-CoV-2 virus in the urine of an asymptomatic patient and to alert about handling urine samples as potential biohazardous, due aerosol formation.
- Subjects
SARS-CoV-2; HAZARDOUS substances; URINE; PANDEMICS; SURGICAL gloves
- Publication
Journal of Medical Virology, 2021, Vol 93, Issue 3, p1259
- ISSN
0146-6615
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/jmv.26616