No Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 Seminal Shedding Despite SARS-CoV-2 Persistence in the Upper Respiratory Tract. (7th August 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rawlings, Stephen A; Ignacio, Caroline; Porrachia, Magali; Du, Pinyi; Smith, Davey M; Chaillon, Antoine
• Is Part Of: Open forum infectious diseases. Volume 7:Number 8(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-08-07
• Subjects: SARS-CoV-2 -- semen -- shedding -- transmission; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Medical microbiology -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa325
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2328-8957

Abstract

Abstract: RNA viruses (eg, Zika, Ebola, HIV) are often shed in male genital secretions. We evaluated the presence and level of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in semen, nasal secretion, and saliva collected after confirmed infection. SARS-CoV-2 RNA was not detected in semen 6–17 days after the onset of symptoms despite concomitant shedding in oral secretions.