Preoperative COVID-19 testing for elective vitreoretinal surgeries: Experience from a major tertiary care institute in South India

Preoperative COVID-19 testing for elective vitreoretinal surgeries: Experience from a major tertiary care institute in South India

Purpose: To study the prevalence of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 virus infection (COVID-19) among patients undergoing elective vitreoretinal surgeries at a tertiary care eye hospital. Methods: This cross-sectional, observational study was performed between July 16, 2020 and August 31, 2020, in the retina...

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Main Authors: Naresh Babu Kannan, Sagnik Sen, Harshavardhan Reddy, Karthik Kumar, Renu P Rajan, Kim Ramasamy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
asymptomatic
covid-19
preoperative testing
test positivity
transmission
Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2020;volume=68;issue=11;spage=2373;epage=2377;aulast=Kannan

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