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What is the significance of the conjunctiva as a potential transmission route for SARS-CoV-2 infections?

Recent studies have described conjunctivitis in approximately 1% of COVID-19 patients and speculated that SARS-CoV‑2 can be transmitted via the conjunctiva. In this article we recapitulate the molecular mechanisms of host cell entry of SARS-CoV‑2 and discuss the current evidence for a potential conj...

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Autores principales: Lange, Clemens, Wolf, Julian, Auw-Haedrich, Claudia, Schlecht, Anja, Boneva, Stefaniya, Lapp, Thabo, Agostini, Hansjürgen, Martin, Gottfried, Reinhard, Thomas, Schlunck, Günther
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Medizin 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7607541/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33141332
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00347-020-01255-7