id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-346138-ip42zcld Zhurakivska, Khrystyna An Overview of the Temporal Shedding of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Clinical Specimens 2020-08-20 .txt text/plain 3947 211 56 The results highlight how the pharyngeal swab is highly sensitive in the first phase of the disease, while in the advanced stages, other specimens should be considered, such as sputum, or even stool to detect SARS-CoV-2. Several authors therefore suppose an infection of the gastrointestinal tract by the virus (11, 24) , with its continuous elimination with the feces which has been reported to last from 1 to 12 days (24) and in some cases, viral RNA were detected in feces or anal swabs even after the respiratory tests became negative (11, 22, 24) . The reference method for testing positivity to SARS-CoV-2 infection is represented by the pharyngeal swab that is taken from the patient's nasopharynx or oropharynx and, through an RT-PCR analyzed for the presence of viral RNA (8) . ./cache/cord-346138-ip42zcld.txt ./txt/cord-346138-ip42zcld.txt