Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2: SARS-CoV-2 receptor and regulator of the renin-angiotensin system: celebrating the 20th anniversary of the discovery of ACE2

M Gheblawi, K Wang, A Viveiros, Q Nguyen… - Circulation …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
ACE2 (angiotensin-converting enzyme 2) has a multiplicity of physiological roles that
revolve around its trivalent function: a negative regulator of the renin-angiotensin system …

Gastrointestinal manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 infection and virus load in fecal samples from a Hong Kong cohort: systematic review and meta-analysis

KS Cheung, IFN Hung, PPY Chan, KC Lung, E Tso… - Gastroenterology, 2020 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which has been characterized by …

Virological assessment of hospitalized patients with COVID-2019

R Wölfel, VM Corman, W Guggemos, M Seilmaier… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an acute infection of the respiratory tract
that emerged in late 2019,. Initial outbreaks in China involved 13.8% of cases with severe …

A familial cluster of pneumonia associated with the 2019 novel coronavirus indicating person-to-person transmission: a study of a family cluster

JFW Chan, S Yuan, KH Kok, KKW To, H Chu, J Yang… - The lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background An ongoing outbreak of pneumonia associated with a novel coronavirus was
reported in Wuhan city, Hubei province, China. Affected patients were geographically linked …

COVID‐19 patients' clinical characteristics, discharge rate, and fatality rate of meta‐analysis

L Li, T Huang, Y Wang, Z Wang, Y Liang… - Journal of medical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study was to analyze the clinical data, discharge rate, and fatality rate of
COVID‐19 patients for clinical help. The clinical data of COVID‐19 patients from December …

Coronavirus infections in children including COVID-19: an overview of the epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment and prevention options in children

P Zimmermann, N Curtis - The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Coronaviruses (CoVs) are a large family of enveloped, single-stranded, zoonotic RNA
viruses. Four CoVs commonly circulate among humans: HCoV2-229E,-HKU1,-NL63 and …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19, SARS and MERS: are they closely related?

N Petrosillo, G Viceconte, O Ergonul, G Ippolito… - Clinical microbiology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background The 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is a new human coronavirus which
is spreading with epidemic features in China and other Asian countries; cases have also …

Enteric involvement of coronaviruses: is faecal–oral transmission of SARS-CoV-2 possible?

C Yeo, S Kaushal, D Yeo - The lancet Gastroenterology & hepatology, 2020 - thelancet.com
The end of 2019 was marked by the emergence of a novel coronavirus, severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which caused an outbreak of viral …

The presence of SARS‐CoV‐2 RNA in the feces of COVID‐19 patients

Y Chen, L Chen, Q Deng, G Zhang, K Wu… - Journal of medical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract In December 2019, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19), caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), emerged in Wuhan, China, and has …

Covid‐19 and the digestive system

SH Wong, RNS Lui, JJY Sung - Journal of gastroenterology …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The novel coronavirus disease is currently causing a major pandemic. It is caused by the
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), a member of the …