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There is one clinical trial.
The patients enrolled in this study will be all patients entering triage with suspicion of SARS-CoV2. Planned activities are required by the nasopharyngeal swab in parallel with the analysis of the conjunctival swab to identify new potential alternative and equally effective diagnostic pathways. Simultaneously systemic data (as Pulmonary images, hematological parameters etc.) will be collected to observe a possible correlation between conjunctival swab positivity and systemic impairment.
Description: Collection of conjunctival cell samples from eyes of COVID-19 patients. Analysis of conjunctival cells by real-time PCR to document presence of COVID-19. Binary outcome: yes, no. To evaluate the result in relation to nasopharyngeal swab (binary outcome yes, no) and to correlate conjunctival with nasopharyngeal swab positivity
Measure: Conjunctival swab results based on RT-PCR Time: 2 monthsDescription: To evaluate the agreement between conjunctival swab positivity and the degree of systemic impairment. The latter will be measured on the basis of pulmonary disease severity as assessed by a standardized scale (Occhipinti et al 2019) for interstitial lung involvement in systemic sclerosis; the blood measurements of d-dimer, LDH and reactive CP.
Measure: Conjunctival swab positivity in relation to Pulmonary and blood abnormalities Time: 2 months