SARS-CoV-2 identification in lungs, heart and kidney specimens by transmission and scanning electron microscopy.
Mauro Pesaresi, Filippo Pirani, Adriano Tagliabracci, M. Valsecchi, Antonio Domenico Procopio, Francesco Paolo Busardò, Laura Graciotti
Abstract
From two COVID-19-related deaths, samples of lung, heart and kidney were collected and processed for Transmission and Scanning Electron Microscopy (TEM and SEM) with the aim of identifying the virus. Virions of SARS-CoV-2 were found in all tissues by TEM and SEM, corroborating the hypothesis that the virus enters the cells of different organs. This is the first report identifying SARS-CoV-2 in different human tissues by TEM and SEM.
Topics & Concepts
Identification (biology)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Transmission electron microscopyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)KidneyPathologyTransmission (telecommunications)Electron microscopeVirologyMedicineMaterials scienceBiologyOpticsComputer sciencePhysicsInternal medicineNanotechnologyDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)TelecommunicationsBotanyCOVID-19 diagnosis using AI