Direct COVID-19 infection of enterocytes: The role of hypochlorhydria.

Julia J Dibner

American journal of infection control 2021 Mar

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COVD-19 disease is characteristically respiratory in nature; however, some patients have gastrointestinal symptoms. These include changes in taste, nausea/vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. A report has been published of a young patient who repeatedly tested positive in stool samples while nasopharyngeal tests remained negative. This raises doubts about our understanding of the dynamics of COVID-19 disease. The current report describes a need for selective stool testing to explore fecal shedding of viral RNA and presents a hypothesis for direct infection of enterocytes in cases of hypochlorhydria. Copyright © 2020 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Julia J Dibner. Direct COVID-19 infection of enterocytes: The role of hypochlorhydria. American journal of infection control. 2021 Mar;49(3):385-386