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cord-310507-5h6egve4	van Doorn, Amarylle S.	Systematic review with meta‐analysis: SARS‐CoV‐2 stool testing and the potential for faecal‐oral transmission	2020-08-27		.txt	text/plain	3532	238	49	Since December 2019, the world has been dealing with the outbreak of the novel Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome CoronaVirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) leading to Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) that emerged in Wuhan, China. However, there is a growing body of studies in which SARS-CoV-2 RNA was detected in stool samples (including anal swabs) from COVID-19 patients. 11, 15, 16 This study aims to (1) critically assess the clinical relevance of testing stool samples and anal swabs and (2) provide a critical overview of the available literature regarding the faecal-oral transmission of SARS-CoV-2. We collected the following data from the eligible original articles: study design, geographic location, study period, number of patients, age, types of tested specimens, number of tested specimens, methods of the performed tests, duration and prevalence of positive test results in different specimens, disease severity, gastrointestinal symptoms, endoscopic results, specific evidence supporting faecal-oral transmission and remarkable patient/population characteristics.	./cache/cord-310507-5h6egve4.txt	./txt/cord-310507-5h6egve4.txt