Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Fecal Viral Shedding in Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global pandemic and can involve the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, including symptoms like diarrhea and shedding of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in feces.

Objective

To provide a pooled estimate of GI symptoms, liver enzyme levels outside reference ranges, and fecal tests positive for SARS-CoV-2 among patients with COVID-19.

Data sources

An electronic literature search was performed for published (using MEDLINE/PubMed and Embase) and preprint (using bioRxiv and medRxiv) studies of interest conducted from November 1, 2019, to March 30, 2020. Search terms included "COVID-19," "SARS-Cov-2," and/or "novel coronavirus."

Study selection

Eligible studies were those including patients

SUBMITTER: Parasa S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7290409 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature