id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-288558-rthnj6wd Cheng, V. C. C. Viral Replication in the Nasopharynx Is Associated with Diarrhea in Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome 2004-02-15 .txt text/plain 3801 201 46 The role of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus as an enteric pathogen was investigated in a cohort of 142 patients with SARS who were treated with a standard treatment protocol. The role of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus as an enteric pathogen was investigated in a cohort of 142 patients with SARS who were treated with a standard treatment protocol. A higher mean virus load in nasopharyngeal specimens obtained on day 10 after the onset of symptoms was significantly associated with the occurrence of diarrhea (3.1 log 10 vs. A higher mean virus load in nasopharyngeal specimens obtained on day 10 after the onset of symptoms was significantly associated with the occurrence of diarrhea (3.1 log 10 vs. In this retrospective study, we attempt to correlate the virus load of SARS coronavirus shedding from the nasopharynx, the upper end of the aerodigestive tract, with the presence of diarrhea in a cohort of patients with SARS. ./cache/cord-288558-rthnj6wd.txt ./txt/cord-288558-rthnj6wd.txt