SARS-CoV-2 in the ocular surface of COVID-19 patients
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 surf...
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| author | Hua-Tao Xie Shi-Yun Jiang Kang-Kang Xu Xin Liu Bing Xu Lin Wang Ming-Chang Zhang |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2daa233e9d8841aeb499c506a5ae4cde2022-12-22T03:54:25ZengBMCEye and Vision2326-02542020-04-01711310.1186/s40662-020-00189-0SARS-CoV-2 in the ocular surface of COVID-19 patientsHua-Tao Xie0Shi-Yun Jiang1Kang-Kang Xu2Xin Liu3Bing Xu4Lin Wang5Ming-Chang Zhang6Department of Ophthalmology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyDepartment of Ophthalmology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyDepartment of Ophthalmology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyDepartment of Ophthalmology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyDepartment of Ophthalmology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Research Center for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyDepartment of Ophthalmology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyAbstract 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.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40662-020-00189-0SARS-CoV-2COVID-19Ocular surface |
| spellingShingle | Hua-Tao Xie Shi-Yun Jiang Kang-Kang Xu Xin Liu Bing Xu Lin Wang Ming-Chang Zhang SARS-CoV-2 in the ocular surface of COVID-19 patients Eye and Vision SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 Ocular surface |
| title | SARS-CoV-2 in the ocular surface of COVID-19 patients |
| title_full | SARS-CoV-2 in the ocular surface of COVID-19 patients |
| title_fullStr | SARS-CoV-2 in the ocular surface of COVID-19 patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | SARS-CoV-2 in the ocular surface of COVID-19 patients |
| title_short | SARS-CoV-2 in the ocular surface of COVID-19 patients |
| title_sort | sars cov 2 in the ocular surface of covid 19 patients |
| topic | SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 Ocular surface |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40662-020-00189-0 |
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