Skip to main content
. 2021 Mar 30;10:e60361. doi: 10.7554/eLife.60361

Figure 1. Overview of SARS-CoV-2 vRNA throughout the human body.

Postmortem determination of SARS-CoV-2 RNA with qRT-PCR of homogenized organs and tissues in copies/ml represented as decadic logarithm of 11 patients with mean value and standard deviation (SD) of the following systems: respiratory system, lymphatic system, gastrointestinal tract, urinary tract, nervous system, cardiovascular system, hematological tissues, reproductive system, and endocrine system. Intensity of colors describes the amount of vRNA. Abbrev.: bdl (below detection limit), UL (upper lobe), ML (middle lobe), LL (lower lobe), LV (left ventricle), sr (suprarenal), VS (ventricular septum), RV (right ventricle), aw (anterior wall), pw (posterior wall), bp (basal part), ap (apical part), paraaort. (paraaortal).

Figure 1—source data 1. Postmortem determination of SARS-CoV-2.
RNA with qRT-PCR of homogenized organs and tissues with r-Biopharm qRT-PCR, raw data shows the crossing points (cycle threshold, Ct).

Figure 1.

Figure 1—figure supplement 1. Individual vRNA load of the respiratory system, the lymphatic system, the cardiovascular system, and hematological tissues.

Figure 1—figure supplement 1.

Postmortem determination of SARS-CoV-2 RNA with qRT-PCR of homogenized organs and tissues in copies/ml represented as decadic logarithm of 11 patients. Abbrev.: bdl (below detection limit), UL (upper lobe), ML (middle lobe), LL (lower lobe), LV (left ventricle), sr (suprarenal), VS (ventricular septum), RV (right ventricle), aw (anterior wall), pw (posterior wall), bp (basal part), ap (apical part), nd (not determined), np (not present). Intensity of colors describes the amount of RNA.
Figure 1—figure supplement 2. Individual vRNA load of the gastrointestinal tract, the endocrine system, the urinary tract, the nervous system, and the reproductive system.

Figure 1—figure supplement 2.

Postmortem determination of SARS-CoV-2 RNA with qRT-PCR of homogenized organs and tissues in copies/ml represented as decadic logarithm from patient 1–11. Abbrev.: bdl (below detection limit), nd (not determined), np (not present). Intensity of colors describes the amount of vRNA.