Gastrointestinal symptoms of 95 cases with SARS-CoV-2 infection

Objective To study the GI symptoms in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infected patients. Design We analysed epidemiological, demographic, clinical and laboratory data of 95 cases with SARS-CoV-2 caused coronavirus disease 2019. Real-time reverse transcriptase PCR was used to detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in faeces and GI tissues. Results Among the 95 patients, 58 cases exhibited GI symptoms of which 11 (11.6%)...