SARS-CoV-2 in the ocular surface of COVID-19 patients

SARS-CoV-2 in the ocular surface of COVID-19 patients

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...

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Veröffentlicht in:Eye and vision (Novato, Calif.) Calif.), 2020-04, Vol.7 (1), p.23-23, Article 23
Hauptverfasser: Xie, Hua-Tao, Jiang, Shi-Yun, Xu, Kang-Kang, Liu, Xin, Xu, Bing, Wang, Lin, Zhang, Ming-Chang
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Analysis
Conjunctivitis
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Disease transmission
Health aspects
Hospitals
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Medical diagnosis
Ocular surface
Ophthalmology
Patients
Pneumonia
SARS-CoV-2
Science & Technology
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Short Report
Viruses
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:2326-0254
2326-0246
2326-0254
DOI:10.1186/s40662-020-00189-0