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ArticleEmerging infectious diseases2024

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

Jonas N Kantonen, Suvi Kuivanen, Teemu Smura, Henri Puttonen, Eliisa Kekäläinen, Antti Sajantila, Liisa Myllykangas, Anu Kantele, Olli Vapalahti, Mikko I Mäyränpää and 1 more

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Article in Emerging infectious diseases, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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11 authors.

Jonas N Kantonen
Suvi Kuivanen
Teemu Smura
Henri Puttonen
Eliisa Kekäläinen
Antti Sajantila
Liisa Myllykangas
Anu Kantele
Olli Vapalahti
Mikko I Mäyränpää
Olli Carpén

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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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AutopsyCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2SkullAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleFinlandHumansMaleMiddle AgedOccupational ExposurePersonal Protective EquipmentautopsyCOVID-19Finlandoccupational exposurerespiratory aerosols and dropletsrespiratory infectionsRT-PCRSARS-CoV-2skulltissue distributionviral cultureviruseszoonoses

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PMID39043418
PMCPMC11286058

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