Presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Semen—Cohort Study in the United States COVID-19 Positive Patients
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Subject | Symptoms | Length of Symptoms (Days) | Age [Years] | Did You Travel Outside the State in the Last Month? | Education Level | Vasectomy | ∆T Symptoms Onset to Sample Recovery (Days) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fever, Body Aches, Chills, Vomiting, Loss of Taste, Loss of Smell | 7 to 14 | 23 | No | College | No | 4 |
2 | No Symptoms | 0 | 22 | No | College | No | 3 |
3 | Cough, Sore Throat, Loss of Taste, Loss of Smell, Difficulty Breathing, Fatigue | 7 to 14 | 22 | No | College | No | 2 |
4 | No symptoms | 0 | 23 | No | College | No | 5 |
5 | Sore Throat, Cough, Diarrhea, Sneezing, Loss of Taste, Loss of smell | to 14 | 43 | No | High School | No | 3 |
6 | Fever, Sore Throat | 14 to 21 | 23 | Yes | Professional School | No | 3 |
7 | Cough, Sore Throat, Loss of Tate, Loss of Smell | <7 | 24 | Yes | Professional School | No | 4 |
8 | Fever, Sore Throat, Fatigue | 14 to 21 | 23 | Yes | College | No | 4 |
9 | Loss of Taste, Loss of Smell | <7 | 23 | Yes | Professional School | No | 3 |
10 | Fever, Cough, Diarrhea, Sore Throat, Body Aches | <7 | 23 | No | College | No | 6 |
11 | Fever, Coughing, Diarrhea, Sore Throat | <7 | 21 | No | College | No | 4 |
12 | Fever, Sneezing, Body Aches, Loss of Taste, Loss of Smell | <7 | 21 | No | College | No | 7 |
13 | Fever, Coughing, Sneezing | <3 | 19 | No | College | No | 3 |
14 | Fever, Coughing, Sneezing | <3 | 19 | No | High School | No | 8 |
15 | Sore Throat | <3 | 20 | No | College | No | 4 |
Mean | N/A | N/A | 23.27 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4.2 |
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Machado, B.; Barcelos Barra, G.; Scherzer, N.; Massey, J.; dos Santos Luz, H.; Henrique Jacomo, R.; Herinques Santa Rita, T.; Davis, R. Presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Semen—Cohort Study in the United States COVID-19 Positive Patients. Infect. Dis. Rep. 2021, 13, 96-101. https://doi.org/10.3390/idr13010012
Machado B, Barcelos Barra G, Scherzer N, Massey J, dos Santos Luz H, Henrique Jacomo R, Herinques Santa Rita T, Davis R. Presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Semen—Cohort Study in the United States COVID-19 Positive Patients. Infectious Disease Reports. 2021; 13(1):96-101. https://doi.org/10.3390/idr13010012
Chicago/Turabian StyleMachado, Bruno, Gustavo Barcelos Barra, Nickolas Scherzer, Jack Massey, Hemerson dos Santos Luz, Rafael Henrique Jacomo, Ticiane Herinques Santa Rita, and Rodney Davis. 2021. "Presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Semen—Cohort Study in the United States COVID-19 Positive Patients" Infectious Disease Reports 13, no. 1: 96-101. https://doi.org/10.3390/idr13010012
APA StyleMachado, B., Barcelos Barra, G., Scherzer, N., Massey, J., dos Santos Luz, H., Henrique Jacomo, R., Herinques Santa Rita, T., & Davis, R. (2021). Presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Semen—Cohort Study in the United States COVID-19 Positive Patients. Infectious Disease Reports, 13(1), 96-101. https://doi.org/10.3390/idr13010012