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Case Reports
. 2020 Aug 4;173(3):242-243.
doi: 10.7326/M20-1176. Epub 2020 Apr 17.

SARS-CoV-2 Isolation From Ocular Secretions of a Patient With COVID-19 in Italy With Prolonged Viral RNA Detection

Francesca Colavita  1 , Daniele Lapa  1 , Fabrizio Carletti  1 , Eleonora Lalle  1 , Licia Bordi  1 , Patrizia Marsella  1 , Emanuele Nicastri  1 , Nazario Bevilacqua  1 , Maria Letizia Giancola  1 , Angela Corpolongo  1 , Giuseppe Ippolito  1 , Maria Rosaria Capobianchi  1 , Concetta Castilletti  1
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Case Reports

SARS-CoV-2 Isolation From Ocular Secretions of a Patient With COVID-19 in Italy With Prolonged Viral RNA Detection

Francesca Colavita et al. Ann Intern Med. .
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