Zika Virus RNA in an Asymptomatic Donor’s Vitreous: Risk of Transmission?
| Autor: | Danielle M. Robertson, Harrison D Cavanagh, Ellen Heck |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0301 basic medicine
Transplantation Pathology medicine.medical_specialty biology Transmission (medicine) business.industry RNA biology.organism_classification Asymptomatic Zika virus 03 medical and health sciences 030104 developmental biology 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Cornea medicine Immunology and Allergy Pharmacology (medical) 030212 general & internal medicine medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Transplantation. 17:2227-2228 |
| ISSN: | 1600-6135 |
| Popis: | Intense interest in the spread of Zika virus and its complications has brought Zika to the forefront of multiple areas of medicine and disease prevention.(1, 2) To date, there has been only one report of Zika virus present in human aqueous from a patient with uveitis.(1) Here we report the first finding of an asymptomatic cornea donor whose vitreous tested positive for Zika. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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