Clinical Characteristics and Results of Semen Tests Among Men With Coronavirus Disease 2019

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.8292

Observational Study

. 2020 May 1;3(5):e208292.

doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.8292.

Clinical Characteristics and Results of Semen Tests Among Men With Coronavirus Disease 2019

Diangeng Li^{1

2}, Meiling Jin^{2

3}, Pengtao Bao⁴, Weiguo Zhao⁴, Shixi Zhang⁵

Affiliations

¹ Nanlou Respiratory Diseases Department, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China.
² Department of Nephrology, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Chinese People's Liberation Army Institute of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Diseases, Chinese People's Liberation Army Postgraduate Medical School, Beijing, China.
³ Department of Nephrology, Beijing-Chaoyang Hospital, Beijing, China.
⁴ Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Eighth Medical Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China.
⁵ Shangqiu Municipal Hospital, Shangqiu, China.

PMID: 32379329
PMCID: PMC7206502
DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.8292

Observational Study

Clinical Characteristics and Results of Semen Tests Among Men With Coronavirus Disease 2019

Diangeng Li et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2020.

. 2020 May 1;3(5):e208292.

doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.8292.

Authors

Diangeng Li^{1

2}, Meiling Jin^{2

3}, Pengtao Bao⁴, Weiguo Zhao⁴, Shixi Zhang⁵

Affiliations

¹ Nanlou Respiratory Diseases Department, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China.
² Department of Nephrology, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Chinese People's Liberation Army Institute of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Diseases, Chinese People's Liberation Army Postgraduate Medical School, Beijing, China.
³ Department of Nephrology, Beijing-Chaoyang Hospital, Beijing, China.
⁴ Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Eighth Medical Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China.
⁵ Shangqiu Municipal Hospital, Shangqiu, China.

PMID: 32379329
PMCID: PMC7206502
DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.8292

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Abstract

This cohort study examines the clinical characteristics of men with coronavirus disease 2019 whose semen tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

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[1] Huang C, Wang Y, Li X, et al. . Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China. Lancet. 2020;395(10223):497-506. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30183-5 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[2] Huang C, Wang Y, Li X, et al. . Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China. Lancet. 2020;395(10223):497-506. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30183-5 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[3] Guan W, Ni Z-y, Hu Y, et al. ; China Medical Treatment Expert Group for Covid-19 . Clinical characteristics of 2019 novel coronavirus infection in China. N Engl J Med. Published online February 28, 2020. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2002032 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[4] Guan W, Ni Z-y, Hu Y, et al. ; China Medical Treatment Expert Group for Covid-19 . Clinical characteristics of 2019 novel coronavirus infection in China. N Engl J Med. Published online February 28, 2020. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2002032 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[5] World Medical Association World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki: ethical principles for medical research involving human subjects. JAMA. 2013;310(20):2191-2194. doi:10.1001/jama.2013.281053. - DOI - PubMed

[6] World Medical Association World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki: ethical principles for medical research involving human subjects. JAMA. 2013;310(20):2191-2194. doi:10.1001/jama.2013.281053. - DOI - PubMed

[7] World Health Organization Clinical management of severe acute respiratory infection when novel coronavirus (nCoV) infection is suspected: interim guidance, 25 January 2020. Accessed April 14, 2020. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/330854.

[8] World Health Organization Clinical management of severe acute respiratory infection when novel coronavirus (nCoV) infection is suspected: interim guidance, 25 January 2020. Accessed April 14, 2020. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/330854.

[9] Mead PS, Duggal NK, Hook SA, et al. . Zika virus shedding in semen of symptomatic infected men. N Engl J Med. 2018;378(15):1377-1385. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1711038 - DOI - PubMed

[10] Mead PS, Duggal NK, Hook SA, et al. . Zika virus shedding in semen of symptomatic infected men. N Engl J Med. 2018;378(15):1377-1385. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1711038 - DOI - PubMed

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