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Ocul Immunol Inflamm
. 2020 Jun 22;1-4.
doi: 10.1080/09273948.2020.1775261. Online ahead of print.
Evaluation of Conjunctival Swab PCR Results in Patients With SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Mahmut Atum[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ali Altan Ertan Boz[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Bur?in ?akır[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Oğuz Karabay[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Mehmet K?roğlu[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Aziz ?ğ?tl?[SUP] 2 [/SUP], G?rsoy Alag?z[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Purpose: The study objective was to identify severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA in conjunctival swabs from patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Methods: Forty patients who tested positive by real-time reverse transcription (rRT)-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swabs were enrolled. Conjunctival swabbing was used to collect the tear and conjunctival secretions of patients.
Results: Conjunctival swab rRT-PCR was positive for three patients and negative for 37 patients. Ten of the patients (25%) were diagnosed with conjunctivitis during the ophthalmic examination. Of these patients, one was found positive by conjunctival swab rRT-PCR, and nine were found negative. The difference between patients who tested positive or negative using conjunctival swab rRT-PCR was without statistical significance in terms of the presence of conjunctivitis (p = .720).
Conclusion: The rate of positivity from conjunctival swab rRT-PCR was 7.5% in patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection.
. 2020 Jun 22;1-4.
doi: 10.1080/09273948.2020.1775261. Online ahead of print.
Evaluation of Conjunctival Swab PCR Results in Patients With SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Mahmut Atum[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ali Altan Ertan Boz[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Bur?in ?akır[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Oğuz Karabay[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Mehmet K?roğlu[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Aziz ?ğ?tl?[SUP] 2 [/SUP], G?rsoy Alag?z[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
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- PMID: 32569495
- DOI: 10.1080/09273948.2020.1775261
Abstract
Purpose: The study objective was to identify severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA in conjunctival swabs from patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Methods: Forty patients who tested positive by real-time reverse transcription (rRT)-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swabs were enrolled. Conjunctival swabbing was used to collect the tear and conjunctival secretions of patients.
Results: Conjunctival swab rRT-PCR was positive for three patients and negative for 37 patients. Ten of the patients (25%) were diagnosed with conjunctivitis during the ophthalmic examination. Of these patients, one was found positive by conjunctival swab rRT-PCR, and nine were found negative. The difference between patients who tested positive or negative using conjunctival swab rRT-PCR was without statistical significance in terms of the presence of conjunctivitis (p = .720).
Conclusion: The rate of positivity from conjunctival swab rRT-PCR was 7.5% in patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection.