SARS-CoV-2 Is Present in Peritoneal Fluid in COVID-19 Patients

Background: The excretion pathomechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 are actually unknown No certain data exist about viral load in the different body compartments and fluids during the different disease phases Material and Methods: Specific real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction targeting 3 SARS-CoV-e genes were used to detect the presence of the virus