Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Winter 12-14-2021
Abstract
ABSTRACT Since the outbreak of COVID-19 as a pandemic disease earlier in 2020, several publications reported the electron microscope images of SARS-CoV-2. This article reviews 73 articles from March 1956 till April 2021, focusing on the ultrastructure characteristics of the viruses. We present the scientifi c debate and provide an opinion on the current controversy of electron microscopic images interpreted as SARS-CoV-2 particles in specimens from patients with COVID-19. Finally, we report our fi ndings in a post-mortem lung specimen of a COVID-19 patient. With this we hope to facilitate accurate interpretation of TEM fi ndings, and contribute to the building of a unifi ed database in the face of COVID-19 (Tab. 2, Fig. 8, Ref. 81). Text in PDF www.elis.sk
Recommended Citation
Electron microscope images of human coronaviruses - Reality versus illusion Authors: M. A. Ghallab, C. H. Barsoum, S. Polak, O. El Hassoun, A. M. Ghallab Bratislava Medical Journal Vol.122, No.12, p.900–911, 2021 doi:10.4149/BLL_2021_146