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01-06-2020 | Expectoration | Letter to the Editor

The prevalence of ophthalmic manifestations in COVID-19 and the diagnostic value of ocular tissue/fluid

Authors: Zulvikar Syambani Ulhaq, Gita Vita Soraya

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Title: The prevalence of ophthalmic manifestations in COVID-19 and the diagnostic value of ocular tissue/fluid
Authors: Zulvikar Syambani Ulhaq
Gita Vita Soraya
Publication date: 01-06-2020
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Expectoration
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Published in: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology / Issue 6/2020
Print ISSN: 0721-832X
Electronic ISSN: 1435-702X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-020-04695-8