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. 2020 Oct;92(10):1757-1758.
doi: 10.1002/jmv.25856. Epub 2020 Jul 28.

SARS-CoV-2 may be related to conjunctivitis but not necessarily spread through the conjunctiva SARS-CoV-2 and conjunctiva

Dongyu Guo  1 , Jianhua Xia  1 , Ye Shen  1 , Jianping Tong  1
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SARS-CoV-2 may be related to conjunctivitis but not necessarily spread through the conjunctiva SARS-CoV-2 and conjunctiva

Dongyu Guo et al. J Med Virol. 2020 Oct.
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