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Have you heard? Middle ear, mastoid harbor SARS-Cov-2 and may pose risk for medical staffs

from Medical Xpress

Have you heard? Middle ear, mastoid harbor SARS-Cov-2 and may pose risk for medical staffs Medical Xpress A team of otolaryngologists and pathologists at Johns Hopkins Medicine has confirmed that SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus behind the current COVID-19 pandemic, can colonize the middle ear and mastoid region of the head behind the ear. Based on this, the team recommends that physicians, surgeons, nurses and other healthcare professionals — especially otolaryngologists — should practice recommended protective procedures against SARS-CoV-2 when dealing with examination, sample collecting, treatment and surgery of these two connected areas. READ MORE

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