Viral shedding of SARS-CoV-2 in body fluids associated with sexual activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify and summarise the evidence on the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA detection and persistence in body fluids associated with sexual activity (saliva, semen, vaginal secretion, urine and faeces/rectal secretion).

Eligibility

All studies that reported detection of SARS-CoV-2 in saliva, semen, vaginal secretion, urine and faeces/rectal swabs.

Information sources

The WHO COVID-19 database from inception to 20 April 2022.

Risk of bias assessment

The National Institutes of Health tools.

Synthesis of results

The proportion of patients with positive results for SARS-CoV-2 and the proportion of patients with a viral duration/persistence of at least 14 days in each fluid was calculated using fixed or random effe

SUBMITTER: Calvet GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10882346 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature