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. 2020 Apr 16:ioaa050. doi: 10.1093/biolre/ioaa050
Absence of 2019 Novel Coronavirus in Semen and Testes of COVID-19 Patients
Ci Song
1,2,#, Yan Wang
3,#, Weiqin Li
4,#, Bicheng Hu
5, Guohua Chen
5, Ping Xia
5, Wei Wang
5, Chaojun Li
1, Feiyang Diao
1,6, Zhibin Hu
1,2, Xiaoyu Yang
1,6,✉, Bing Yao
7,✉, Yun Liu
8,✉
Ci Song
1
State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
2
Department of Epidemiology, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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Yan Wang
3
Department of Digestive Endoscopy, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, JiangSu Province Hospital, Nanjing 210029, China
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Weiqin Li
4
Department of Critical Care Medicine, PLA Key Laboratory of Emergency and Critical Care Research, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210002, China
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Chaojun Li
1
State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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Feiyang Diao
1
State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
6
Clinical Center of Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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Zhibin Hu
1
State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
2
Department of Epidemiology, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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Xiaoyu Yang
1
State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
6
Clinical Center of Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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Bing Yao
7
Center for Reproductive Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210002, China
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Yun Liu
8
Schoole of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China
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1
State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
2
Department of Epidemiology, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
3
Department of Digestive Endoscopy, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, JiangSu Province Hospital, Nanjing 210029, China
4
Department of Critical Care Medicine, PLA Key Laboratory of Emergency and Critical Care Research, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210002, China
5
Wuhan No.1 Hospital, Wuhan 430022, China
6
Clinical Center of Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
7
Center for Reproductive Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210002, China
8
Schoole of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China
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Correspondence: State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, 101 Longmian Road, Nanjing 211166, China, Tel: +025-86868440; E-mail: yangxiaoyu@jsph.org.cn; Bing Yao, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing, 210002, China, Tel: +025-83593192; E-mail: yaobing@nju.edu.cn and Yun Liu, Schoole of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, Nanjing Medical University, 101 Longmian Road, Nanjing, 211166, JiangSu, China; Tel: +025-68305258; E-mail: liuyun@njmu.edu.cn
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Ci Song, Yan Wang and Weiqin Li contributed equally to this work.
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