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01-11-2020 | Adenovirus | Letter to the Editor

Possible prophylactic or preventive role of topical povidone iodine during accidental ocular exposure to 2019-nCoV

Authors: Phulen Sarma, Hardeep Kaur, Bikash Medhi, Anusuya Bhattacharyya

Published in: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology | Issue 11/2020

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Title: Possible prophylactic or preventive role of topical povidone iodine during accidental ocular exposure to 2019-nCoV
Authors: Phulen Sarma
Hardeep Kaur
Bikash Medhi
Anusuya Bhattacharyya
Publication date: 01-11-2020
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Adenovirus
Influenza Virus
Post-Exposure Prophylaxis
Conjunctivitis
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus
SARS-CoV-2
Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome
COVID-19
Published in: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology / Issue 11/2020
Print ISSN: 0721-832X
Electronic ISSN: 1435-702X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-020-04752-2

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