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Michael P Coryell1, Paul E Carlson1
1Laboratory of Mucosal Pathogens and Cellular Immunology, Division of Bacterial, Parasitic, and Allergenic Products, Office of Vaccines Research and Review, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, USA.
Abstract:
Persistent fecal shedding of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA has remained a clinical feature of interest throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. In this issue of Med, Natarajan et al. report fecal shedding dynamics of individuals diagnosed with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 disease and sampled longitudinally for up to 10 months1.
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