Multiorgan and Renal Tropism of SARS-CoV-2

In this autopsy series, the authors found that SARS-CoV-2 has an organotropism beyond the respiratory tract, including the kidneys, heart, liver, and brain. They speculate that organotropism influences the course of Covid-19 disease and, possibly, aggravates preexisting conditions.

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Published in:	The New England journal of medicine Vol. 383; no. 6; pp. 590 - 592
Main Authors:	Puelles, Victor G, Lütgehetmann, Marc, Lindenmeyer, Maja T, Sperhake, Jan P, Wong, Milagros N, Allweiss, Lena, Chilla, Silvia, Heinemann, Axel, Wanner, Nicola, Liu, Shuya, Braun, Fabian, Lu, Shun, Pfefferle, Susanne, Schröder, Ann S, Edler, Carolin, Gross, Oliver, Glatzel, Markus, Wichmann, Dominic, Wiech, Thorsten, Kluge, Stefan, Pueschel, Klaus, Aepfelbacher, Martin, Huber, Tobias B
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Massachusetts Medical Society 06.08.2020
Subjects:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Autopsy Betacoronavirus - isolation & purification Betacoronavirus - physiology Brain - virology Brain research Coronavirus Infections Coronaviruses Correspondence COVID-19 Female Heart - virology Humans Kidney - virology Kidneys Liver - virology Lung - virology Male Middle Aged Organotropism Pandemics Pharynx - virology Pneumonia, Viral Respiratory tract SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Tropism Viral Load Viral Tropism
ISSN:	0028-4793, 1533-4406, 1533-4406
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