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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2022

Evaluation of the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in vaginal and anal swabs of women with omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Ding Liu, Yunfu Zhang, Dongfeng Chen, Xianhua Wang, Fuling Huang, Ling Long, Xiuhui Zheng

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Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Mucosal immune response in biology, disease prevention and treatment.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ding LiuDepartment of Disease Prevention and Control, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Yunfu ZhangDepartment of Medical Affair and Research, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Dongfeng ChenDepartment of Gastroenterology, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Xianhua WangDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Fuling HuangDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Ling LongDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Xiuhui ZhengDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Daping Hospital · CNArmy Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: The study aimed to determine whether SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant could be detected in the vaginal fluid and anal swabs of reproductive-aged and postmenopausal women infected with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant. Methods: Included in this study were 63 women who were laboratory confirmed as having SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant infection and admitted to the responsible ward of Daping Hospital of at the National Exhibition and Convention Center(Shanghai) Makeshift Hospital from May 1-24, 2022.From them, vaginal and anal swabs were obtained with informed consent. The demographic and baseline clinical characteristics and the swab test results were analyzed. Results: The 63 included patients ranged in age from 18 to 72 years with a median of 47.71 ± 15.21 years. Of them, 38 women (60.3%) were in their reproductive years. Most of the participants (77.8%) were healthy without significant underlying diseases. Fourteen patients (22.2%) had asymptomatic infection and the remaining 49 (77.8%) had mild infection. The upper respiratory tract symptoms including cough (40/63.5%) and sore throat (18/28.6%)were the most common clinical manifestations of these mildly infected patients. Only 5 patients (7.8%) had gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, including simple diarrhea in 4 patients, and diarrhea with vomiting in one patient. Pharyngeal,vaginal and anal swabs were collected simultaneously from all 63 patients 8-16 (mean 11.25 ± 2.23) days after SARS-Cov-2 Omicron variant infection. The vaginal swabs were negative for SARS-CoV-2 in all 63 patients, and the anal swabs were positive in 4 patients (6.5%). The overall median hospitalization duration was 16.73 ± 3.16 days. Conclusion: The results of the present study suggest that there is a low possibility of SARS-Cov-2 Omicron variant transmission

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anal swabcoronavirusomicronSARS-CoV-2vaginal fluid

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