Ocular surface: A route for SARS CoV-2 transmission- a case report

SARS-CoV-2 infections are transmitted through droplets or through direct contact with secretions from an infected person. The transmission of the virus through tears and other body secretions remains controversial. PCR detection of Covid-19 in the samples/swabs taken from nasopharynx, CSF fluid, and...

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Autores principales: Hassan, Muhammad, Mustafa, Fatima, Syed, Fibhaa, Mustafa, Abdullah, Mushtaq, Hafiza Faiza, Khan, Naveed Ullah, Hussain, Nadir, Badshah, Mazhar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: International Hemorrhagic Stroke Association. Publishing services by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of KeAi Communications Co. Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8443531/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34545349
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hest.2021.09.003
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Sumario:SARS-CoV-2 infections are transmitted through droplets or through direct contact with secretions from an infected person. The transmission of the virus through tears and other body secretions remains controversial. PCR detection of Covid-19 in the samples/swabs taken from nasopharynx, CSF fluid, and tears, clarifies that the virus may be transmitted through the modes other than aerosol droplets or direct contact. In order to control and prevent this infectious disease, cutting-off the route of transmission will be one of the most important steps. SARS-CoV-2 RNA has been detected in tears and conjunctival samples of patients. The ocular tropism of Covid-19 is still uncertain but contentious.

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