The Presence of SARS-CoV-2 in Conjunctival Secretions of COVID-19 Patients.
Ocul Immunol Inflamm
; 29(4): 652-655, 2021 May 19.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1216508
ABSTRACT
Purpose:
To evaluate the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in conjunctival secretions of COVID-19 patients.Material andMethods:
In this retrospective study, the records were examined of patients who were treated in the hospital with the diagnosis of COVID-19 between March-May 2020 and were referred to the eye clinic due to ocular symptoms. Conjunctival swabs from both confirmed and suspected COVID-19 cases during hospitalization were analyzed.Results:
A total of 35 patients (22 suspected, 13 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19) were referred to the eye clinic. Conjunctival swab samples from 3 patients yielded positive PCR results. These three patients were being treated in the intensive care unit, and all were suspected COVID-19 patients.Conclusion:
SARS-CoV-2 may be detected in patients with suspected COVID-19. Even with conjunctivitis findings, SARS-CoV-2 may not be detected in most conjunctiva swab samples of COVID-19 patients.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Eye Infections, Viral
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Conjunctivitis, Viral
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Conjunctiva
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
Ocul Immunol Inflamm
Journal subject:
Allergy and Immunology
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Ophthalmology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
09273948.2020.1869270
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