Potential of Fecal-Oral Transmission and Gastrointestinal Manifestation of COVID-19
| Main Authors: | Adiwinata, Randy, Irawan, Visakha Revana, Arifputra, Jonathan, Waleleng, Bradley Jimmy, Gosal, Fandy, Rotty, Luciana, Winarta, Jeanne, Waleleng, Andrew, Simadibrata, Marcellus |
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| Format: | Article info application/pdf eJournal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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The Indonesian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Digestive Endoscopy
, 2020
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| Online Access: |
http://www.ina-jghe.com/journal/index.php/jghe/article/view/746 http://www.ina-jghe.com/journal/index.php/jghe/article/view/746/620 |
Daftar Isi:
- The World Health Organization have declared COVID-19 as a pandemic. The COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, is spreading at an alarming rate and creates a significant worldwide burden to the economy while increasing morbidity and mortality. While COVID-19 was primarily considered as a respiratory-infection disease, several reports have shown that many COVID-19 infected patients have presented or developed some digestive symptoms. Many studies also demonstrated, using reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction method, that SARS-CoV-2 are present in stools or other gastrointestinal tract secretions. All these reports raised the possibility of COVID-19 transmission via the fecal-oral route and the involvement of the gastrointestinal-liver system. Until further studies are available, physicians should be aware of the digestive manifestation of COVID-19 and use universal precautions to avoid the transmission of COVID-19 via the fecal-oral route.