Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in the tears and conjunctival secretions of Coronavirus disease 2019 patients | Zendy

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Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in the tears and conjunctival secretions of Coronavirus disease 2019 patients

Author(s) -

Hüseyin Kaya,

Ahmet Çalışkan,

Mehmet Okul,

Tuğba Sarı,

İsmail Hakkı Akbudak

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.13224

Subject(s) - tears , medicine , coronavirus , covid-19 , conjunctiva , transmission (telecommunications) , virology , disease , immunology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , electrical engineering , engineering

Current studies suggest that tears and conjunctival secretions may be an important transmission route in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The study aims to evaluate the presence of severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus in tears and conjunctival secretion of patients with COVID-19.

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