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Comment
. 2020 Jul;8(7):e57.
doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30272-1.

SARS-CoV-2 infection in conjunctival tissue

Yu-Chi Liu  1 , Marcus Ang  1 , Hon Shing Ong  1 , Tien Yin Wong  1 , Jodhbir S Mehta  2
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SARS-CoV-2 infection in conjunctival tissue

Yu-Chi Liu et al. Lancet Respir Med. 2020 Jul.
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