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SARS-CoV-2 virus isolated from mastoid, middle ear

Peer-Reviewed Publication

JAMA Network

What The Study Did: How common SARS-CoV-2 colonization was in the middle ear and mastoid in a sample of three patients was examined in this cadaver study.

Authors: C. Matthew Stewart, M.D., Ph.D., of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2020.1922)

Editor's Note: The article includes conflict of interest disclosures. Please see the article for additional information, including other authors, author contributions and affiliations, conflicts of interest and financial disclosures, and funding and support.

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