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cord-339570-vf79fefg	Jain, Vidhi	Implications of SARS CoV-2 positivity in amniotic membranes for ophthalmologists	2020-06-22		.txt	text/plain	352	27	50	title: Implications of SARS CoV-2 positivity in amniotic membranes for ophthalmologists While the former highlighted the importance of human secretions like tears as a potential source of transmission of the virus, the latter explored the possibility of SARS-CoV-2 in amniotic membrane grafts. The amniotic membrane, while having great potential for healing ophthalmologic wounds, was recently shown to be RT-PCR positive for viral RNA in two critically ill pregnant females with COVID-19 [3] . While there is no confirmed data on the survival of SARS CoV-2 in cryopreserved amniotic membranes, it is clear that temperature strongly influences viral persistence (>2 weeks survival at 4°C vs only 2 days at 20°C) [5] . In light of these findings, we strongly suggest ophthalmologists to observe extreme caution while handling body fluids and placental membranes during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Amniotic membrane harvesting during COVID-19 pandemic Detection of SARS-COV-2 in placental and fetal membrane samples	./cache/cord-339570-vf79fefg.txt	./txt/cord-339570-vf79fefg.txt