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Br J Ophthalmol 2005;89:392 doi:10.1136/bjo.2004.054130
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The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus in tears

  1. T Tong,
  2. T Sik-to Lai
  1. Room P-725, Block P, 7/F Princess Margaret Hospital, Lai King Hill Road, Laichikok, Hong Kong
  1. Correspondence to: Dr Tommy Tong Room P-725, Block P, 7/F Princess Margaret Hospital, Lai King Hill Road, Laichikok, Hong Kong; tommytongyahoo.com
  • Accepted 14 July 2004

We welcome the article by Loon et al.1 Earlier, we published our finding of the SARS coronavirus in specimens collected by the novel technique of conjunctiva upper respiratory tract irrigation (CURTI), but not in paired nose and throat swabs, very early in the course of the disease.2 In designing CURTI, we considered safety to medical personnel and, also, finding a method that samples all three portals of entry for upper respiratory viral …

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