Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is not detected in the vagina: A prospective study

Ozguc Takmaz; Eren Kaya; Burak Erdi; Gozde Unsal; Pari Sharifli; Nihat Bugra Agaoglu; Esra Ozbasli; Serap Gencer; Mete Gungor

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0253072

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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is not detected in the vagina: A prospective study

Ozguc Takmaz ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: ozguctakmaz@hotmail.com

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Istanbul, Turkey

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3397-7980

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Eren Kaya,

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Burak Erdi,

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Gozde Unsal,

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Pari Sharifli,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation SARS-CoV-2 Laboratory Department, Turkish Directory of Health Institute, Umraniye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Nihat Bugra Agaoglu,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Medical Genetics, Umraniye Training and Research Hospital, Turkish Health Sciences University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Esra Ozbasli,

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Istanbul, Turkey

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0558-7296

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Serap Gencer,

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Mete Gungor

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is not detected in the vagina: A prospective study

Ozguc Takmaz,
Eren Kaya,
Burak Erdi,
Gozde Unsal,
Pari Sharifli,
Nihat Bugra Agaoglu,
Esra Ozbasli,
Serap Gencer,
Mete Gungor

Published: September 30, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253072

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