Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara, Turkey.
Ir J Med Sci. 2022 Feb;191(1):27-29. doi: 10.1007/s11845-021-02537-y. Epub 2021 Feb 12.
As the SARS-CoV-2 virus made a pandemic all over the world, its transmission routes became significant. Transmission from human to human is known, but other possible routes are not determined well.
This study aimed to reveal the presence of SARS-CoV-2 virus in sweat.
This prospective study was conducted in a tertiary care education and training hospital. Fifty patients were included in this study. Skin disinfection was done with an alcohol-based solution. Swabs for RT-PCR (real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction) were taken from forehead and axilla skin after sweating patients for 30 min. After collection of sweat, swabs were placed into 2 ml of sterile viral transport medium, then transported quickly to the microbiology laboratory.
No SARS-CoV-2 virus was detected in RT-PCR of forehead and axilla swabs.
This study showed that there is no transmission of SARS-CoV-2 virus via sweat. However, general precautions must be taken while doing interventional procedures.
随着 SARS-CoV-2 病毒在全球范围内大流行,其传播途径变得尤为重要。已知病毒可在人与人之间传播,但其他可能的传播途径尚未确定。
本研究旨在检测汗液中是否存在 SARS-CoV-2 病毒。
这是一项在三级保健教育和培训机构医院进行的前瞻性研究。本研究纳入了 50 名患者。对患者进行皮肤消毒,使用含酒精的溶液。在患者出汗 30 分钟后,从额部和腋窝皮肤采集用于 RT-PCR(实时逆转录聚合酶链反应)的拭子。收集汗液后,将拭子放入 2ml 无菌病毒运输培养基中,然后迅速运送到微生物实验室。
额部和腋窝拭子的 RT-PCR 均未检测到 SARS-CoV-2 病毒。
本研究表明,SARS-CoV-2 病毒不会通过汗液传播。然而,在进行介入性操作时仍需采取一般预防措施。