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ArticleBrain hemorrhages2021

Ocular surface: A route for SARS CoV-2 transmission- a case report.

Muhammad Hassan, Fatima Mustafa, Fibhaa Syed, Abdullah Mustafa, Hafiza Faiza Mushtaq, Naveed Ullah Khan, Nadir Hussain, Mazhar Badshah

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Article in Brain hemorrhages, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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8 authors.

Muhammad HassanShaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University (SZABMU), Islamabad, Pakistan.
Fatima MustafaShaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University (SZABMU), Islamabad, Pakistan.
Fibhaa SyedShaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University (SZABMU), Islamabad, Pakistan.
Abdullah MustafaShaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University (SZABMU), Islamabad, Pakistan.
Hafiza Faiza MushtaqShaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University (SZABMU), Islamabad, Pakistan.
Naveed Ullah KhanShaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University (SZABMU), Islamabad, Pakistan.
Nadir HussainPunjab Institute of Neurosciences (PINS), Lahore General Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Mazhar BadshahShaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University (SZABMU), Islamabad, Pakistan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

SARS-CoV-2 infections are transmitted through droplets or through direct contact with secretions from an infected person. The transmission of the virus through tears and other body secretions remains controversial. PCR detection of Covid-19 in the samples/swabs taken from nasopharynx, CSF fluid, and tears, clarifies that the virus may be transmitted through the modes other than aerosol droplets or direct contact. In order to control and prevent this infectious disease, cutting-off the route of transmission will be one of the most important steps. SARS-CoV-2 RNA has been detected in tears and conjunctival samples of patients. The ocular tropism of Covid-19 is still uncertain but contentious.

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Covid-19SARS- CoV-2Tears

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PMID34545349
PMCPMC8443531

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