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Evaluation of Conjunctival Swab PCR Results in Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Mahmut Atuma Department of Ophthalmology, Sakarya University Training and Research Hospital, Sakarya, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ali Altan Ertan Boza Department of Ophthalmology, Sakarya University Training and Research Hospital, Sakarya, TurkeyView further author information
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Burçin Çakıra Department of Ophthalmology, Sakarya University Training and Research Hospital, Sakarya, TurkeyView further author information
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Oğuz Karabayb Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Sakarya University Training and Research Hospital, Sakarya, TurkeyView further author information
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Mehmet Köroğluc Department of Microbiology, Sakarya University Training and Research Hospital, Sakarya, TurkeyView further author information
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Aziz Öğütlüb Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Sakarya University Training and Research Hospital, Sakarya, TurkeyView further author information
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Gürsoy Alagöza Department of Ophthalmology, Sakarya University Training and Research Hospital, Sakarya, TurkeyView further author information
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Pages 745-748 | Published online: 22 Jun 2020

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