Identification of SARS-CoV-2 in the vaginal fluid and cervical exfoliated cells of women with active COVID-19 infection: A pilot study

Kavita Khoiwal; Deepjyoti Kalita; Ravi Shankar; Reena Kumari; Deepika Dhundi; Anupama Bahadur; Prasan Kumar Panda; Jaya Chaturvedi

doi:10.1002/ijgo.13671

Identification of SARS-CoV-2 in the vaginal fluid and cervical exfoliated cells of women with active COVID-19 infection: A pilot study

Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2021 Jun;153(3):551-553. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.13671. Epub 2021 Mar 29.

Authors

Kavita Khoiwal¹, Deepjyoti Kalita², Ravi Shankar², Reena Kumari¹, Deepika Dhundi¹, Anupama Bahadur¹, Prasan Kumar Panda³, Jaya Chaturvedi¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India.
² Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India.
³ Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India.

Abstract

In women with confirmed COVID‐19, a negative RT‐PCR test result does not rule out the possibility of a low level of SARS‐CoV‐2 in the female genital tract.

Keywords: COVID-19 infection; SARS-CoV-2; cervical exfoliated cells; vaginal fluid.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Grants and funding

AIIMS Rishikesh, New Delhi, India.