Detection of coronavirus-2 by real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction in conjunctival swabs from patients with severe form of Coronavirus disease 2019 in São Paulo, Brazil

Detection of coronavirus-2 by real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction in conjunctival swabs from patients with severe form of Coronavirus disease 2019 in São Paulo, Brazil

OBJECTIVES: To test conjunctival swabs from patients with laboratory-confirmed severe forms of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 on real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR). METHODS: Fifty conjunctival swabs were collected from 50 in-patie...

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Main Authors: Mariana Akemi Matsura Misawa, Tatiana Tanaka, Tomás Minelli, Pedro Gomes Oliveira Braga, Juliana Mika Kato, Michele Soares Gomes Gouvêa, João Renato Rebello Pinho, Joyce Hisae Yamamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2021-07-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
COVID-19
Conjunctiva
SARS-CoV-2
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