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Kumar, Kiran, et al. "Presence of Viral RNA of SARS-CoV-2 in Conjunctival Swab Specimens of COVID-19 Patients." Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 68, no. 6, 2020, pp. 1015-1017.
Kumar K, Prakash AA, Gangasagara SB, et al. Presence of viral RNA of SARS-CoV-2 in conjunctival swab specimens of COVID-19 patients. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2020;68(6):1015-1017.
Kumar, K., Prakash, A. A., Gangasagara, S. B., Rathod, S. B. L., Ravi, K., Rangaiah, A., Shankar, S. M., Basawarajappa, S. G., Bhushan, S., Neeraja, T. G., Khandenahalli, S., Swetha, M., Gupta, P., Sampritha, U. C., Prasad, G. N. S., & Jayanthi, C. R. (2020). Presence of viral RNA of SARS-CoV-2 in conjunctival swab specimens of COVID-19 patients. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 68(6), 1015-1017. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_1287_20
Kumar K, et al. Presence of Viral RNA of SARS-CoV-2 in Conjunctival Swab Specimens of COVID-19 Patients. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2020;68(6):1015-1017. PubMed PMID: 32461418.
TY - JOUR
T1 - Presence of viral RNA of SARS-CoV-2 in conjunctival swab specimens of COVID-19 patients.
AU - Kumar,Kiran,
AU - Prakash,Akshata A,
AU - Gangasagara,Suresh Babu,
AU - Rathod,Sujatha B L,
AU - Ravi,K,
AU - Rangaiah,Ambica,
AU - Shankar,Sathyanarayan Muthur,
AU - Basawarajappa,Shantala Gowdara,
AU - Bhushan,Shashi,
AU - Neeraja,T G,
AU - Khandenahalli,Srinivas,
AU - Swetha,M,
AU - Gupta,Priyam,
AU - Sampritha,U C,
AU - Prasad,Guru N S,
AU - Jayanthi,Chakravarthy Raghunathan,
PY - 2020/5/29/entrez
PY - 2020/5/29/pubmed
PY - 2020/6/6/medline
KW - Conjunctival swab
KW - SARS-CoV-2
KW - coronavirus disease-19
KW - nasopharyngeal swab
SP - 1015
EP - 1017
JF - Indian journal of ophthalmology
JO - Indian J Ophthalmol
VL - 68
IS - 6
N2 - Purpose: To detect the presence of viral RNA of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) in conjunctival swab specimens of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) patients. Methods: Forty-five COVID-19 patients positive for real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharyngeal swab with or without ocular manifestations were included in the study. The conjunctival swab of each patient was collected by an ophthalmologist posted for COVID duty. Results: Out of 45 patients, 35 (77.77%) were males and the rest were females. The mean age was 31.26 ± 12.81 years. None of the patients had any ocular manifestations. One (2.23%) out of 45 patients was positive for RT-PCR SARS-CoV-2 in the conjunctival swab. Conclusion: This study shows that SARS-CoV-2 can be detected in conjunctival swabs of confirmed cases of COVID-19 patients. Though the positivity rate of detecting SARS-CoV-2 in conjunctival swabs is very less, care should be exercised during the ocular examination of patients of COVID-19.
SN - 1998-3689
UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/32461418/Presence_of_viral_RNA_of_SARS_CoV_2_in_conjunctival_swab_specimens_of_COVID_19_patients_
L2 - http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2020;volume=68;issue=6;spage=1015;epage=1017;aulast=Kumar
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