SARS-CoV-2 and the role of orofecal transmission: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Modes of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 are of key public health importance. SARS-CoV-2 has been detected in the feces of some COVID-19 patients, suggesting the possibility that the virus could, in addition to droplet and fomite transmission, be transmitted via the orofecal route.

Methods

This review is part of an Open Evidence Review on Transmission Dynamics of COVID-19. We conduct ongoing searches using WHO COVID-19 Database, LitCovid, medRxiv, and Google Scholar; assess study quality based on five criteria and report important findings. Where necessary, authors are contacted for further details on the content of their articles.

Results

We include searches up until 20 December 2020. We included 110 relevant studies: 76 primary observational studies or reports

SUBMITTER: Heneghan CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8749895 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature