Analyses of infection chains have demonstrated that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is highly transmissive. However, data on postmortem stability and infectivity are lacking. Our finding of nasopharyngeal viral RNA stability in 79 corpses showed no time-dependent decrease. Maintained infectivity is supported by virus isolation up to 35 hours postmortem.
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【저자키워드】 COVID-19, 2019 novel coronavirus disease, coronavirus disease, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, viruses, respiratory infections, zoonoses, SARS-CoV-2, coronavirus, Infectivity, Postmortem, RNA stability, 【초록키워드】 stability, virus isolation, acute respiratory syndrome, decrease, supported, demonstrated, infection chain, Maintained, nasopharyngeal viral,
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, 2019 novel coronavirus disease, coronavirus disease, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, viruses, respiratory infections, zoonoses, SARS-CoV-2, coronavirus, Infectivity, Postmortem, RNA stability, 【초록키워드】 stability, virus isolation, acute respiratory syndrome, decrease, supported, demonstrated, infection chain, Maintained, nasopharyngeal viral,