Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 in nasal brushings and olfactory mucosa biopsies of COVID-19 patients

The aim of the present study is to detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 of patients affected by COVID-19 in olfactory mucosa (OM), sampled with nasal brushing (NB) and biopsy, and to assess whether a non-invasive procedure, such as NB, might be used as a large-scale procedure for demonstrating SARS-CoV...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 17; no. 4; p. e0266740
Main Authors:	Pipolo, Carlotta, Bottai, Daniele, Fuccillo, Emanuela, Aronica, Eleonora, Bruschi, Fabio, Bulfamante, Antonio Mario, Castellani, Luca, Canevini, Maria Paola, Chiumello, Davide, Ferrari, Sergio, Martinelli, Carla, Muttini, Stefano, Priori, Alberto, Saibene, Alberto Maria, Spoldi, Chiara, Tosi, Delfina, Zanusso, Gianluigi, Bulfamante, Gaetano Pietro, Felisati, Giovanni
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 12.04.2022 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Age Anesthesia Basal cells Biology and life sciences Biopsy Coronaviruses COVID-19 COVID-19 - diagnosis Cytogenetics Cytoplasm Disease Endoscopy Epidemics Health sciences Hospitals Humans Immunocytochemistry Immunofluorescence Intensive care Italy Medicine and health sciences Mucosa Neurons Neurosciences Olfactory epithelium Olfactory Mucosa - pathology Olfactory neurons Otolaryngology Pathology Patients Rhinitis SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Viral diseases Italy
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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