Presence of <scp>SARS‐CoV</scp>‐2 in the lower genital tract of women with active <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 infection: A prospective study
Kavita Khoiwal, Deepjyoti Kalita, Tushar Kumar, Deepika Dhundi, Ravi Shankar, Ranjeeta Kumari, Amrita Gaurav, Anupama Bahadur, Prasan Kumar Panda, Akhil Tomy, Jaya Chaturvedi
Abstract
SARS‐CoV‐2 may present in the lower genital tract of women with active COVID‐19 infection and the probability is significantly higher with high viral load.
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakVirologyCoronavirus InfectionsGenital tractBetacoronavirusMedicineProspective cohort studyBiologyInternal medicinePhysiologyOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseCOVID-19 Impact on ReproductionCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts