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Do Ocular Fluids Represent a Transmission Route of SARS-CoV-2 Infection?
Petronio Petronio, Giulio; Di Marco, Roberto; Costagliola, Ciro.
  • Petronio Petronio G; Department of Medicine and Health Science "V. Tiberio", Università degli Studi del Molise, Campobasso, Italy.
  • Di Marco R; Department of Medicine and Health Science "V. Tiberio", Università degli Studi del Molise, Campobasso, Italy.
  • Costagliola C; Department of Medicine and Health Science "V. Tiberio", Università degli Studi del Molise, Campobasso, Italy.
Front Med (Lausanne) ; 7: 620412, 2020.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1038613
ABSTRACT
The spread of the new SARS-CoV-2 is marked by a short timeline. In this scenario, explaining or excluding the possible transmission routes is mandatory to contain and manage the spread of the disease in the community. In the recent pandemic, it is still unclear how coronavirus can end up in ocular fluids. Nevertheless, eye redness and irritation in COVID-19 patients have been reported, suggesting that a possible ocular manifestation of SARS-CoV-2 infection may be conjunctivitis. On the basis of epidemiological data provided by previous SARS-Cove infection, numerous theories have been proposed (1) conjunctiva as the site of direct inoculation by infected droplets; (2) the nasolacrimal duct as a migration route of the virus to the upper respiratory tract, or (3) haematogenic infection of the tear gland. The demand for further investigations to verify ocular involvement in COVID-19 infection came out from the results of recent meta-analysis studies, so the eye cannot be completely excluded as a transmission route of the infection. Thus, healthcare personnel and all the people that enter in contact with infected or suspected patients must always use the prescribed protective equipment.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Reviews Language: English Journal: Front Med (Lausanne) Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Fmed.2020.620412