'Test, test, test' even after death: persistence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in postmortem nasopharyngeal swabs

J Clin Pathol. 2021 Nov;74(11):752. doi: 10.1136/jclinpath-2020-207091. Epub 2020 Nov 12.

Kate El Bouzidi¹, Mark Howard², Hiam Ali³, Mihir Khan², Andrew Harris^{4

5}, Mark Zuckerman⁶

¹ South London Specialist Virology Centre, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK k.elbouzidi@nhs.net.
² Department of Histopathology, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
³ General Medical Council, London, UK.
⁴ William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
⁵ London Inner South Coroner's Court, London, UK.
⁶ South London Specialist Virology Centre, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

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Keywords: autopsy; death; virology.

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