id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-302806-1e99cygs Bozkurt, Banu The COVID-19 Pandemic: Clinical Information for Ophthalmologists 2020-04-29 .txt text/plain 3685 228 55 27 published in the journal Ophthalmology last week, viral culture and RT-PCR analysis of 64 tear samples collected simultaneously with nasopharyngeal swabs from 17 COVID-19 patients between 3 and 20 days after initial symptom onset failed to demonstrate the presence of 2019-CoV. 34 The Turkish Ministry of Health, in a guidance report entitled "Evaluation of Healthcare Workers with Patient Contact" published on March 25, 2020, identified ophthalmologic examination as a procedure requiring intensive contact, and recommended prophylaxis with hydroxychloroquine for a total of 3 days (400 mg twice on day 1, 200 mg twice daily on days 2 and 3) and 5 days of home isolation followed by a PCR test in the event of high-risk contact with COVID-19 patients without the use of personal protective equipment. Evaluation of coronavirus in tears and conjunctival secretions of patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection Assessing Viral Shedding and Infectivity of Tears in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Patients. ./cache/cord-302806-1e99cygs.txt ./txt/cord-302806-1e99cygs.txt