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Presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in human corneal tissues donated in Italy during the COVID-19 pandemic

OBJECTIVE: To analyse corneal tissues from asymptomatic donors with a postmortem nasopharyngeal swab tested positive for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA, and therefore, understand the role that corneal transplantation may have in viral transmission. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: Between March 2020 and Octobe...

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Autores principales: Ferrari, Stefano, Franco, Elena, Del Vecchio, Claudia, Zorzi, Ilaria, Fasolo, Elisa, Crisanti, Andrea, Ponzin, Diego
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9189543/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36161826
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjophth-2022-000990