Effect of COVID-19 infection on the gastrointestinal tract considering preventive methods during endoscopic procedures.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to prevent the infection risk of environmental contamination by feces during endoscopic procedures. We evaluated the effect of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the gastrointestinal tract using fecal polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and examined risk factors affecting endoscopic procedures, to develop infection prevention strategies.

Methods

This single-center prospective observational study enrolled 32 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 at Tokyo Medical University Hospital between January and December 2022. We performed reverse transcriptase-PCR to detect severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in human stool specimens and evaluated the COVID-19 positivity rate in stool, the effect of vaccination on infection detection, and differences

SUBMITTER: Naito S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10461040 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature