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cord-268740-ldz5366v	Sun, Mei	Anal swab as the potentially optimal specimen for SARS-CoV-2 detection to evaluate the hospital discharge of COVID-19 patients	2020-08-14		.txt	text/plain	2389	132	47	title: Anal swab as the potentially optimal specimen for SARS-CoV-2 detection to evaluate the hospital discharge of COVID-19 patients We propose anal swabs as the potentially optimal specimen for SARS-CoV-2 detection for evaluation of hospital discharge of COVID-19 patients. In this study, we found that SARS-CoV-2 detection was positive in anal swabs but negative in other sample types of a few cured patients, which challenges the current standards for discharge and termination of compulsory isolation for COVID-19 patients. In summary, we found that SARS-CoV-2 detection was positive in anal swabs but negative in other sample types of several cured patients. • SARS-CoV-2 detection is positive in anal swabs but negative in throat swabs and sputum swabs of a few discharged patients. • Anal swabs might be the optimal specimen for SARS-CoV-2 detection to evaluate the hospital discharge of COVID-19 patients. • Anal swabs might be the optimal specimen for SARS-CoV-2 detection to evaluate the hospital discharge of COVID-19 patients.	./cache/cord-268740-ldz5366v.txt	./txt/cord-268740-ldz5366v.txt