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  • Eye Vis (Lond). SARS-CoV-2 in the ocular surface of COVID-19 patients


    Eye Vis (Lond). 2020 Apr 26;7:23. doi: 10.1186/s40662-020-00189-0. eCollection 2020.
    SARS-CoV-2 in the ocular surface of COVID-19 patients.


    Xie HT#1, Jiang SY#1, Xu KK1, Liu X1, Xu B1, Wang L2, Zhang MC1.

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    Abstract

    The 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has spread globally, while the routes of transmission of this virus are still controversial. We enrolled 33 patients, without any ocular manifestation, with their ocular surface swabs collected for virus detection. RNA was detected strong positive in samples of both eyes from two patients. Therefore, SARS-CoV-2 may exist in the normal ocular surface of COVID-19 patients, suggesting that this virus might be spread through conjunctival contact.
    ? The Author(s) 2020.



    KEYWORDS:

    COVID-19; Ocular surface; SARS-CoV-2


    PMID:32355863PMCID:PMC7183451DOI:10.1186/s40662-020-00189-0

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