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. 2020 Sep;81(3):452-482.
doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.05.070. Epub 2020 Jun 3.

SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection in tears and conjunctival secretions of COVID-19 patients with conjunctivitis

Noemi Güemes-Villahoz  1 , Barbara Burgos-Blasco  2 , Ana Arribi-Vilela  3 , Pedro Arriola-Villalobos  4 , Beatriz Vidal-Villegas  1 , Rosalia Mendez-Fernandez  1 , Alberto Delgado-Iribarren  3 , Julian Garcia-Feijoo  4
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SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection in tears and conjunctival secretions of COVID-19 patients with conjunctivitis

Noemi Güemes-Villahoz et al. J Infect. 2020 Sep.
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  • Saliva is a reliable tool to detect SARS-CoV-2.
    Azzi L, Carcano G, Gianfagna F, Grossi P, Gasperina DD, Genoni A, Fasano M, Sessa F, Tettamanti L, Carinci F, Maurino V, Rossi A, Tagliabue A, Baj A. Azzi L, et al. J Infect. 2020 Jul;81(1):e45-e50. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.04.005. Epub 2020 Apr 14. J Infect. 2020. PMID: 32298676 Free PMC article.

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