Articles: sars-cov-2.
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World journal of urology · Jul 2020
Global change of surgical and oncological clinical practice in urology during early COVID-19 pandemic.
While the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic captures healthcare resources worldwide, data on the impact of prioritization strategies in urology during pandemic are absent. We aimed to quantitatively assess the global change in surgical and oncological clinical practice in the early COVID-19 pandemic. ⋯ The COVID-19 pandemic has affected clinical practice of 93% of urologists worldwide. The impact of implementing surgical prioritization protocols with moderate cancellation rates for oncological surgeries and delay or reduction in (neo)adjuvant/palliative treatment will have to be evaluated after the pandemic.
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Ocul. Immunol. Inflamm. · Jul 2020
Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Human Retinal Biopsies of Deceased COVID-19 Patients.
To report the presence of viral ribonucleic acid (RNA) of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in human retina in deceased patients with confirmed novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). ⋯ Viral RNA of SARS-CoV-2 is detectable in the retina of COVID-19 patients.