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Case Reports
. 2020 Apr 21;323(15):1502-1503.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.2783.

Positive RT-PCR Test Results in Patients Recovered From COVID-19

Lan Lan  1 , Dan Xu  1 , Guangming Ye  2 , Chen Xia  3 , Shaokang Wang  3 , Yirong Li  2 , Haibo Xu  1
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Case Reports

Positive RT-PCR Test Results in Patients Recovered From COVID-19

Lan Lan et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

This case series describes reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test results in 4 health professionals discharged from hospitalization or quarantine after 2 negative RT-PCR test results and resolution of clinical COVID-19 infection.

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