[First results of investigations of SARS-CoV ‑2 RNA in human corneal tissue].

[First results of investigations of SARS-CoV‑2 RNA in human corneal tissue]. Ophthalmologe. 2020 Jun 18;: Authors: Bayyoud T, Iftner T, Bartz-Schmidt KU, Rohrbach JM, Ueffing M, Schindler M, Thaler S Abstract Preliminary investigations of human corneal tissues from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cadaveric donors indicated that no severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA is present. Current eye banking guidelines do not recommend any type of routine testing for SARS-CoV‑2 RNA in post-mortem donor tissue. This is partly based on factors that can influence the test results of the reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). PMID: 32556553 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Der Ophthalmologe - Category: Opthalmology Authors: Tags: Ophthalmologe Source Type: research