Infective SARS-CoV-2 in Skull Sawdust at Autopsy, Finland

We assessed the distribution of SARS-CoV-2 at autopsy in 22 deceased persons with confirmed COVID-19. SARS-CoV-2 was found by PCR (2/22, 9.1%) and by culture (1/22, 4.5%) in skull sawdust, suggesting that live virus is present in tissues postmortem, including bone. Occupational exposure risk is low...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases Jg. 30; H. 8; S. 1735 - 1737
Hauptverfasser: Kantonen, Jonas N., Kuivanen, Suvi, Smura, Teemu, Puttonen, Henri, Kekäläinen, Eliisa, Sajantila, Antti, Myllykangas, Liisa, Kantele, Anu, Vapalahti, Olli, Mäyränpää, Mikko I., Carpén, Olli
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.08.2024
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Schlagworte:
Adult
Aerosols
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Autopsies
Autopsy
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 - pathology
COVID-19 - virology
Disease transmission
Dust
Female
Finland - epidemiology
Health aspects
Hospitals
Humans
Infective SARS-CoV-2 in Skull Sawdust at Autopsy, Finland
Laboratories
Male
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Middle Aged
Occupational Exposure
Occupational health and safety
Pandemics
Pathogens
Pathology
Personal Protective Equipment
Protective equipment
Research Letter
respiratory infections
Risk factors
SARS-CoV-2
SARS-CoV-2 - genetics
SARS-CoV-2 - isolation & purification
Sawdust
Sawing
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Skull - pathology
Skull - virology
tissue distribution
viruses
zoonoses
Finland
respiratory aerosols and droplets
viruses
zoonoses
occupational exposure
respiratory infections
tissue distribution
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
viral culture
RT-PCR
Finland
skull
autopsy
ISSN:1080-6040, 1080-6059, 1080-6059
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Zusammenfassung:We assessed the distribution of SARS-CoV-2 at autopsy in 22 deceased persons with confirmed COVID-19. SARS-CoV-2 was found by PCR (2/22, 9.1%) and by culture (1/22, 4.5%) in skull sawdust, suggesting that live virus is present in tissues postmortem, including bone. Occupational exposure risk is low with appropriate personal protective equipment.
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ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid3008.240145